The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has resulted in a heightened awareness of safety and hygiene and has changed the day-to-day, physical environment of our world, state, local community, and our schools. As we plan to return to in-person learning, Walled Lake Schools has written a Return to Learn Plan that includes necessary safety precautions including the use of Personal Protection Equipment, PPE, and actions required to ensure a reasonable level of assurance of safety for each person individually, and collectively as a class, school and community.

As the parent of the student named below, I understand that my student is not required to attend in-person instruction and that I may elect for my student to receive instruction via either the WLCSD Our Path or My Path virtual learning programs. By making the decision to have my student attend in-person classes, I agree to take these proactive actions to ensure safety for the Walled Lake Consolidated School District community.

PLEASE COMPLETE A SEPARATE PACT FOR EACH ELEMENTARY STUDENT ATTENDING IN-PERSON LEARNING.
THE PARENT PACT IS DUE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 AT 5:00 p.m.

I WILL:
1. Screen my student’s health each morning for symptoms of COVID-19 before sending my student to school.

2. Not send my child to school if my child has COVID-19 symptoms.

3. Promptly report a positive COVID-19 case in my child and/or any family/household member to the school.

4. Authorize the District to conduct temperature checks and other COVID-19 symptom screening for my student.

5. Allow the teacher and/or school official to report symptoms that indicate COVID-19 during the school day, to the school administration as directed.

6. Allow the school to quarantine my student if my student develops symptoms of COVID-19 at school and promptly pick-up my student from school and seek necessary testing and/or medical attention if my child has symptoms of COVID-19.

7. Authorize the District to share information through symptom screening or self-reporting with the Oakland County Health Department, District officials and employees, and with other District students and families as necessary in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including for contact tracing purposes. The District will maintain confidentiality to the extent possible, not naming students however, the grade of a student may be disclosed.

8. Send my student to school with a mask/facial covering and encourage the proper use of the mask throughout the school day OR complete a waiver form, including medical documentation, if my student cannot wear a mask or facial covering for an exempt medical reason or disability.

9.    Understand my child will no longer be able to participate in in-person learning and any other school activities without wearing a mask/facial covering.

10.  Encourage my student to adhere to the Walled Lake Schools safety protocols including: hand-washing while in school as well as using alcohol-based sanitizer; complying with necessary social distancing guidelines, and following directions given by teachers, support staff and administrators as they pertain to safety.