COVID-19 Resources

Updated as of August 12, 2024

Notre Dame High School COVID-19 policy

Parents reporting student absences due to illness must specify if a student has tested positive for COVID-19. Contact the attendance office at attendance@ndsj.org or 408-294-1113, ext. 2171.

Recommendations for people who test positive

Stay Home: If you have COVID-19 symptoms, stay home until you are fever-free for 24 hours without using fever-reducing medication AND other COVID-19 symptoms are mild and improving.
Asymptomatic: If you do not have symptoms, follow the recommendations below to reduce exposure to others.
Mask: Wear a mask around other people indoors for 10 days* after you become sick or test positive (if no symptoms). You may remove your mask sooner than 10 days if you have two sequential negative tests at least one day apart. Day 0 is the symptom onset date or positive test date.
Avoid High-Risk Individuals: Avoid contact with people at higher risk for severe COVID-19 for 10 days*. Higher-risk individuals include the elderly, those who live in congregate care facilities and those who have immunocompromising conditions.
Seek Treatment: If you have symptoms, particularly if you are at higher risk for severe COVID-19, speak with a healthcare provider as soon as you test positive. You may be eligible for antiviral medicines or other treatments for COVID-19. They work best if taken as soon as possible and within 5-7 days from when symptoms start.
- Call 1-833-422-4255 if you cannot contact a healthcare provider, or use the treatment options to find one.

*The potential infectious period is 2 days before symptoms begin or the positive test date (if no symptoms) through Day 10. (Day 0 is the symptom onset date or positive test date).

Recommendation for close contacts of cases

If you have new COVID-19 symptoms, you should test and mask right away.
If you do not have symptoms and are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection, you should test within 5 days.
If you do not have symptoms and have contact with people who are at higher risk for severe infection, you should mask indoors when around such people for 10 days. Consider testing within 5 days after the last exposure date (Day 0) and before contact with higher-risk people. For further details, see the California Department of Public Health How to get Tested for COVID-19.

Guests (visitors, volunteers and guest speakers) on campus

Symptom Policy: Guests must not come to campus if they have any COVID or cold/flu symptoms.
Vaccination Recommendation: It is strongly recommended that guests be vaccinated, but ND no longer requires proof of vaccination.
Masking Policy: Guests must follow the current Notre Dame masking policy, including requirements for the particular space they are in.
Follow CDC Guidelines: Guests recovering from COVID-19 should follow the guidelines on the CDC website.

Covid Tests

Individuals who exhibit COVID-19 symptoms while on campus must report to the Student Wellness Center located in the Student Life Center, Room 103 (SLC 103). They may self-administer a COVID-19 test on-site with testing kits available in SLC 103.

Mask Policy

Masks are optional in all indoor spaces on campus. Individuals may continue to wear a mask indoors if they have been exposed to COVID-19 or for personal preference.

Current masking guidelines:

Individuals with symptoms or exposure to someone with COVID-19 must wear a high-quality mask indoors for at least 10 days after the onset of symptoms and/or exposure.
Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 must stay home until fever-free for 24 hours without using fever-reducing medication AND other COVID-19 symptoms are mild and improving. Mask for 10 days OR until they have 2 negative tests with at least 1 day in between tests.