COVID-19 Exposure

No employee is required to work at a job the employee knows is not safe or healthful. Our cooperation in detecting hazards and, in turn, controlling them, is a condition of each person’s employment.

MUSD has implemented procedures or policies for accommodating employees with medical or other conditions that put
them at increased risk of severe COVID-19 illness.

Reporting a Possible Exposure

A team of employees have been designated to monitor this pandemic and provide updates as necessary. Each District or School Organization is required to designate a COVID-19 Designee to liaise with Public Health. MUSD COVID-19 Designee is Aven Magana.

COVID-19 symptoms should be reported to the supervisor and COVID-19 designee using the health screening portal, Parent Square. Employees can report symptoms and hazards without fear of reprisal. COVID-19 hazards should be reported directly to their supervisor. If the supervisor is unavailable, then the employee should send the supervisor an email. Additionally, a COVID-19 hazard can be communicated by visiting our Coronavirus Page or completing the Identification of COVID-19 Hazards Form.

MUSD Investigation and Response to COVID-19 Case

Employees who had potential COVID-19 exposure in our workplace will be contacted by the COVID-19 designee or HR representative and will complete Investigating COVID-19 Cases Form during the employee’s work hours.

MUSD will offer at least 4 opportunities each month for employees to receive free testing during their work hours and will provide a list of ongoing testing provided by other agencies outside of the work day.
The information on benefits described in Training and Instruction, and Exclusion of COVID-19 Cases will be provided to them.

Administrator Steps for Staff or Student in Scenarios 1 - 4

Scenario 1 - exhibits one or more symptoms

Scenario 2A - identified as a close contact to a person who has tested positive

Scenario 2B- negative test after close contact

Scenario 3 - Positive test for Covid-19 in a cohort or non-cohort setting

Scenario 4 - Routine Covid-19 screening (no symptoms, not close contact)

Overview of COVID-19 Exposure Scenarios

Our Human Relations Team has put together this document informing team members of the process to follow if you experience any COVID-19 symptoms. Included is a link to County Public Health's Home Isolation & Quarantine Guidelines. Additionally, MUSD has updated its COVID-19 Exposure FAQs flow chart as another readily available resource for all MUSD team members.

For individuals who are displaying COVID-19 symptoms, possibly exposed to COVID-19 as a close contact, or in the process of waiting for screening results, a diagram is provided below to show your next steps.

If You are Symptomatic, COVID-19 Positive, or a Close Contact

Once an exposure is reported to your site administrator, you will receive a letter with detailed instructions on what to do.

If you are a "non contact," resume with normal activities.
If you are a "close contact," please follow the steps below:

Stay home.
Complete Parent Square Health Screening.
Enter absence in ARS and Sub System, if applicable.
Contact medical provider.
Isolate and follow isolation/quarantine instructions. See below.
Get tested immediately. Follow instructions given by your administrator.

Who is a Close Contact?

The Public Health Department of Santa Clara County declares that "CLOSE CONTACT of a COVID-19 positive person = Someone who has been within 6 feet of the positive person while they were infectious for 15 minutes or more (even if one or both people were wearing facemasks). a COVID-19 positive person is considered to be infectious from 48 hours before their symptoms began (or 48 hours before they were tested for COVID if they never had symptoms)."

In general, close contacts means you have been:

Within 6 feet of a COVID-19 positive person for 15 minutes or more (even both parties had face masks).
In direct physical contact (kissing, hugging, etc.)
Shared eating, drinking utensils.
Contact with respiratory secretions (coughing, sneezing, etc. close to you) .

Anyone who is a close contact to a COVID-19 positive person will have to quarantine. See quarantine procedures below. HR will assist in identifying and supporting MUSD staff that are close contacts and school site administrators will assist in identifying and supporting students that were close contacts. To request help in notifying your Close Contacts outside of MUSD without revealing your identity to them, please call 408-970-2870.

Home Isolation and Quarantine Procedures

If you have been diagnosed with COVID-19, you must quarantine and isolate. Based on the Santa Clara County Public Health Department recommendations, MUSD quarantine/isolation period is:

14 Days

Go to the County Public Health's Home Isolation & Quarantine Guidelines for more details.

Quarantine Timeline

Day 0 - 10: Isolation/Quarantine

According to the Santa Clara County of Public Health:

Isolation = used for an individual who is COVID-19 positive and contagious.
Quarantine = used for an individual who is a close contact or after traveling more than 150 miles from home.

The general procedures are the same:

Stay at home for 14 days from last day of exposure except to seek medical attention until you are not contagious. Most people with COVID-19 have mild illness and can recover at home. Note: If you are severely immunocompromised or ill, your doctor may recommend a longer isolation period.
Monitor your symptoms closely and seek medical care if symptoms worsen, especially if you are at a higher risk
of serious illness
Avoid contact with others. Anyone who continues to be in close contact with you will need to extend their quarantine until 14 days from the day you finish isolating.
Do not share household items.
Do not prepare or serve food to others.
Limit contact with pets.
Do not use public transportation or areas.
Prevent spread by practicing good hygiene at home.
Practice homecare.
If you have symptoms, you can be with others after:

-At least 10 days since symptoms first appeared,
-24 hours with no fever (without use of fever-reducing medication) AND improvement in symptoms

If you have no symptoms, you can be with others after:

-10 days have passed since your first positive test was collected

Day 6 - 7: Repeat COVID-19 Testing

Get tested again 6-7 days after the last exposure to a positive case or whenever you experience symptoms.
You can be tested whether you have symptoms or not.
Free COVID-19 tests in your area.

Make Appointment Now

Day 11 - 14: Self-Monitoring

Be alert for symptoms of COVID-19, especially a dry cough or shortness of breath
Take your temperature every morning and night and write it down, along with other symptoms
Call your doctor if you have trouble breathing or a fever (100.4°F / 38°C). -Don’t seek medical treatment without calling first

Frequently Asked Questions

What leaves are available to me?

MUSD will Continue and maintain an employee’s earnings, seniority, and all other employee rights and benefits whenever we’ve demonstrated that the COVID-19 exposure is work related. This will be accomplished by informing employees in letter form of the leaves available to them through FFCRA or the Collective Bargaining Agreements, which includes workers’ compensation.

The FFCRA provides full-time employees up to 80 hours of paid sick leave due to COVID-19 related reasons for either yourself or to care for another individual.
Part-time employees are eligible for the number of hours of leave that the employee works on average over a two-week period.
If you exhaust your 80 hours of paid sick leave and require additional time off for childcare, the FFCRA provides up to 10 additional weeks of leave if your child’s school or place of care is closed due to a COVID-19 reason.
To request leaves under FFCRA, please download the FAMILY FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT (FFCRA) LEAVE REQUEST FORM and submit it to your HR Analyst.
You may also use your sick leave or personal necessity leave.

Go to our Intranet for more information.

If I test positive for COVID-19, who is notified?

Employee shares positive test with supervisor and HR representative.
COVID-19 Liaison ensures affected parties are made aware and provides direction.
Public Health Department needs to know all positive cases and close contacts of a positive case within 4 hours of being informed of positive case.
Keenan & Associates is notified within 3 business if the employee tests positive 14 calendar days before receiving the test. Keenan Positive Test Tracking Link.