School Cancellation Process

If Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac School is temporarilty cancelled, the school will consider the following steps:

When either a school or LHD is aware that an outbreak may be underway, the LHD should investigate, in collaboration with the school, to determine whether these cases had a common exposure at school (e.g., a common class or staff member, bus ride, or other common exposures outside of school). CDPH defines a school outbreak as 3 or more confirmed or probable cases of staff or students occurring within a 14-day period who are epidemiologically linked in the school, are from different households and are not contacts of each other in any other investigation cases (e.g., transmission likely occurred in the school setting).

• Individual school closure, in which all students and staff are not on campus, is recommended based on the number of cases and stable groups impacted, which suggest that active in-school transmission is occurring. Closure should be done in consultation with the Orange County Department of Health Services LHO. Situations that may indicate the need for school closure:
  • Within a 14-day period, an outbreak has occurred in 25% or more stable groups in the school.
  • Within a 14-day period, at least three outbreaks have occurred in the school AND more than 5% of the school population is infected. The LHO may also determine school closure is warranted for other reasons, including results from public health investigation or other local epidemiological data.
    Length of closure: 14 days, or according to a decision made in consultation with the Orange County Department of Health Services LHO.