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.

Regardless of vaccination status, all students, faculty, and staff will be required to wear a mask inside all school buildings. When eating or drinking indoors, students and faculty and staff should limit the use of unmasking to when they are actively eating or drinking. When outdoors, masks are optional.

Because Omicron’s rate of transmission is much higher than previous known variants, it is strongly recommended that everyone move away from cloth masks when possible. While most cloth masks do offer some protection, KN95 masks or surgical masks will provide a higher level of protection from transmission.

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 10 days and may return to campus on the 11th day. Individuals in isolation may test out of isolation before the 11th day if their symptoms have mostly resolved AND if they test negative on day 6 or later. A negative test is not required to leave isolation on the 11th day. 

A quarantine period refers to individuals who were exposed to COVID but are well. 

Adults who are not boosted and students who are not fully vaccinated and are exposed to COVID must quarantine for at least 5 full days after their last exposure to the infected individual. The day of exposure is considered day zero. In order to return on the 6th day, exposed individuals must not have any further contact with the infected individual in or outside their home beyond day zero and must take a COVID test no earlier than day 6 of their quarantine period. Please report results to nurse Wendy Rohm and your student’s level principal; individuals who do not want to take a test must quarantine for 10 full days, with return to school on day 11. 

Fully vaccinated students, boosted adults, and those who have had a positive COVID test in the last 90 days do not need to quarantine after exposure. It is recommended that individuals in this category test 5-7 days after exposure or sooner if symptoms develop. If you were exposed to a positive individual that you live with, you should test immediately and again on day 5-7.

*As of this writing, fully vaccinated means 2 doses of one of the mRNA vaccines (Pfizer or Moderna) or 1 dose of the J&J vaccine.

Details for the random testing of our students, faculty, and staff in 2022 are still being finalized at this 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. 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.

All visitors to campus are required to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status. 

Galloway follows the contact tracing, notification, and quarantine guidelines set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). Parents of students who are considered close contacts will be notified by their student’s principal via email and in some instances by phone as well.

Self-reported COVID-19 cases, cases identified in our random testing pools, and total campus exposure will be updated in the COVID-19 Resources, Policies, and Procedures resource board in MySchoolApp every Monday morning.

 A CDC-approved face covering is required for all students, faculty, and staff, regardless of vaccination status.  

Galloway is not mandating the vaccine but strongly encourages that all individuals who are eligible for the vaccine are vaccinated.

No. In accordance with CDC guidelines, vaccinated individuals do not have to quarantine if exposed to COVID.

Yes. Anyone, regardless of vaccination status, will need to quarantine if they test positive for COVID.

Yes.  Our teachers use the same cleaning supplies as last year and are still actively cleaning throughout the day.  In the winter of 2020-21 school year, Galloway also outfitted all of 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.

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.