COVID-19 Exposure and Testing

If your child tests positive or has been exposed to a COVID-positive individual, call the district COVID Team at (774) 392-6477 immediately. If you receive positive test results outside of school hours, contact your school principal by email.

Please submit any COVID test results or COVID vaccine information to the COVID team email at COVIDTEAM@falmouth.k12.ma.us

Vaccination Reporting

You may report vaccination information to our COVID Team at 774-392-6477 or covidteam@falmouth.k12.ma.us
Having this information on file assists us in making quarantine decisions when contact tracing is necessary. Vaccinated asymptomatic staff and students do not have to quarantine.

Masks in Schools. As a reminder, Commissioner Riley has mandated all school staff and students age 5 and above wear masks indoors through at least February 28, 2022.

COVID-19 Symptoms. If any individual (vaccinated or unvaccinated) is experiencing the following symptoms, they must follow the testing and quarantine response protocols for symptomatic individuals (see below):

Fever (100.0° Fahrenheit or higher), chills, or shaking chills

Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath

New loss of taste or smell

Muscle aches or body aches

Cough (not due to other known cause, such as chronic cough)

Sore throat, when in combination with other symptoms

Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea when in combination with other symptoms

Headache, when in combination with other symptoms

Fatigue, when in combination with other symptoms

Nasal congestion or runny nose (not due to other known causes, such as allergies) when in combination with other symptoms

The full DESE guidance can be found at https://www.doe.mass.edu/covid19/on-desktop/protocols/protocols.pdf