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Currently Queensland finds itself with limited COVID-19 cases and community transmission, but we watch carefully the current positions of other states and recognise the ability for the status quo to change very quickly and with very little warning.
As such, schools currently find themselves in several states at once.
- We continue to carefully look over non-standard events like planned incursions, excursions and camps, to ensure that if they are to proceed it is in line with COVID-19 recommendations by the QLD Department of Health.
- We continue to maintain a state of readiness to respond to the return to remote learning (Flex@POP).
- We continue to plan and ensure readiness in the event of Prince of Peace being required to close due to a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19.
Measures being undertaken to protect all adults and students at school include:
- Staff and students who are unwell must not attend school.
- All adults must wear a mask whilst on campus.
- All children over the age of 12 must wear a mask in the classroom until further notice.
- All adults must maintain social distancing of 1.5 metres.
- Adults must not gather in groups in and around school grounds, car parks, school gates and outside classrooms.
- Parents should use stop, drop and go options rather than walking children into school grounds.
- Strict personal hygiene protocols, including the cleaning of high touch surfaces such as desks and door handles, will remain in place.
- Both campuses of Prince Of Peace are open, but visitors (including parents picking up and dropping off), should remain on site for the shortest time possible and practice social distancing if required to be interacting with others. Parents should not arrive early to pick up their children, should not remain on site once their children have been collected and should remain in their vehicles were possible.
- Prince of Peace is prepared for a range of scenarios, and we have outlined below a number of recommendations to families as this situation continues to evolve.
Prince of Peace confirms that as at 06/12/2021, there are currently no known cases of the novel coronavirus in our school community, and the measures we are taking are in line with government recommendations.
Face mask rules (as listed on the QLD Government website) as of 2 August 2021:
If you are 12 years of age or older, or are in Year 7 or above, face masks must be worn if you:
- live in a locked down area, or
- have been in a South East Queensland locked down area at any time since 1am AEST 29 June, unless 14 days have passed since you were there; or
- reside in the same household as a person who has been in a locked down area at any time from 1am AEST 31 July 2021
You must carry a face mask with you at all times. You must wear a face mask at all times when you are outside your home, unless:
- you are alone in your car or with the members of your household
- you are eating or drinking
- you are participating in strenuous exercise
- it is unsafe.
Masks must be worn in any indoor workplace even where social distancing is possible.
All staff at childcare facilities and schools are required to wear masks at all times. This includes during face-to-face teaching. A mask should only be removed when communicating with a child, student or person who is deaf or hard of hearing, where the ability to see the mouth is essential for communication. In this situation, a face shield should be worn instead.
All students who go to high school also need to wear masks. For schools that have Prep to grade 12, any student in grade 7 and above is required to wear a mask at all times even if the grade 7 student is under 12 years of age.
Students in Prep and from grade 1 up to and including grade 6 are not required to wear a mask.
There are some other exceptions to wearing face masks, including for children under 12 (unless they are at school in Grade 7) and people with particular medical conditions or disabilities. If in doubt, wear a face mask.
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