COVID-19 Policies, Procedures, and FAQs

On Monday through Friday, carpool for Early Learning and Middle Learning will once again begin at 7:30 am. Early Birds (before school care) will be available for both grades. Early Learning will begin the school day at 8 a.m.

On Friday, carpool for Early Learning and Middle Learning will begin at 8:30 am. Early Birds (before school care) will be available for both grades. 

Only students who receive a coronavirus diagnosis, a mandated quarantine, or an otherwise school-approved diagnosis (ie: mono) will be allowed to move into continuous learning. Accommodations for continuous learning will not be made due to family vacations, illness such as cold or flu, or etc. If your child is sick, please keep them home to rest and recover, as in pre-COVID school years.

If you need to drop off or pick up your EL or ML student after the start or prior to the end of the school day, please email your administrative assistant in advance and then call when you arrive to have your student brought outside.

Any on campus event is subject to Galloway's health & safety protocols, regardless of individual vaccination status.

An isolation period is meant for individuals who have tested positive for COVID. 

Individuals who have tested positive regardless of vaccination status must isolate for 5 days from day zero (when symptoms first occur or date of positive test). Individuals may return to campus on day 11.  Individuals may return as early as day 6 if their symptoms have mostly resolved, they are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication, and they have tested negative using a rapid antigen test. 

It is recommended that individuals who have been exposed regardless of vaccination status should get tested 5-7 days after exposure OR sooner if symptoms develop.

As of Tuesday, February 22, masks are optional for all students, faculty, staff, and parents regardless of vaccination status, while on Galloway’s campus. Individuals who wish to continue to wear masks are encouraged to do so for as long as they wish.

We are asking that visitors outside of our immediate community who will be interacting with our students, such as classroom speakers who are not parents, wear masks while they are on campus. 

We reserve the right to adjust our masking policy at any time. 

Regardless of vaccination status, anyone who has symptoms of COVID-19 must be tested and receive a negative result prior to returning to campus. You must send your negative results to Nurse Wendy Rohm before returning to campus.

We strongly encourage individuals who travel for an extended prior of time or attend large gatherings to take a COVID-19 test before returning to school. 

Free COVID-19 tests are available at the following locations.

• Viral Solutions
• Covid Care GA
• Test 4 Free
• DPH locations

Galloway ranks among the top 5% of independent schools in the country in regards to fully vaccinated students, faculty, and staff. Vaccine rates for the community are updated regularly in the Coronavirus Resource Board in MySchoolApp.

While Galloway is not requiring students or faculty/staff to be vaccinated, we strongly encourage it for the safety of our entire community. We reserve the right to inquire about vaccination status for any individual who will be spending time in a Galloway classroom.

We are asking that visitors outside of our immediate community who will be interacting with our students, such as classroom speakers who are not parents, wear masks while they are on campus. 

As of Tuesday, February 22, masks are optional for all students, faculty, staff, and parents regardless of vaccination status, while on Galloway’s campus. Individuals who wish to continue to wear masks are encouraged to do so for as long as they wish.

We are asking that visitors outside of our immediate community who will be interacting with our students, such as classroom speakers who are not parents, wear masks while they are on campus. 

We reserve the right to adjust our masking policy at any time. 

Galloway is not mandating the vaccine but strongly encourages that all individuals who are eligible for the vaccine are vaccinated. Vaccine rates for the community are updated regularly in the Coronavirus Resource Board in MySchoolApp.

Yes. Anyone, regardless of vaccination status, will need to isolate if they test positive for COVID. For more details, please refer to our Isolation Policy above.

Self-reported COVID-19 cases will be updated in the COVID-19 Resources, Policies, and Procedures resource board in MySchoolApp every Monday morning that school is in session.

Galloway will only move a student into continuous learning if they are absent from school for medical reasons, including a quarantine. Families cannot opt-in to continuous learning for the 21-22 school year. If your child is moved into continuous learning, you will hear from your child’s teacher regarding next steps. 

In the winter of 2020-21 school year, Galloway outfitted all HVAC systems with needlepoint bipolar ionization technology. This technology purifies indoor air by deactivating harmful substances like viruses, bacteria, mold, and allergens, essentially recreating the process that takes place in the outdoors. Simultaneously it works to improve the efficiency of our HVAC system. 

Hand sanitizing stations remain available campus-wide.