Safety Protocols
In addition to current daily and evening cleaning schedules, TCTC has purchased additional cleaning tools and enhanced cleaning practices to ensure that the facilities are as safe as possible. Furthermore, our modified schedule will limit the number of staff and students on campus at any time; this will assist us in maintaining a cleaner learning environment for your child. Each lab and classroom has been outfitted with hand-sanitizer and cleaning products. These items are also available across the campus in high traffic areas, especially in hallways.
The Trumbull Career and Technical Center is committed to providing a world-class career and technical education in a clean, safe, and healthy environment. Our campus has always been maintained to the highest of industry standards, but in today’s uncertain times, we are adding even more safeguards to ensure the health and wellbeing of our students, staff, and visitors. We have diligently reviewed the latest research and recommendations from the CDC, EPA, Ohio Department of Health, and the Trumbull Combined Health District and incorporated them into our Covid-19 action plans.
In addition to enhanced daily and evening cleaning schedules, TCTC has purchased additional cleaning tools, enhanced cleaning practices, and enforces a number of safety protocols to ensure that the facilities are as safe as possible. These include:
- Social Distancing: The implementation of our blended learning schedule will limit the number of staff and students on campus at any time; this will assist in maintaining a cleaner learning environment for your child. Classrooms have been reconfigured to maintain 6-foot social distancing spaces when possible.
- Lab/Workspace Cleaning: Every classroom and lab have been supplied with hand sanitizer, disposable towels and a disinfecting product for issues arising during class time. These items are also available across the campus in high traffic areas, especially in hallways. In addition, personal barriers/dividers have been placed in required labs.
- Hygiene: Touch-less hand sanitizer stations have been installed at all main entrances and hand sanitizer stations have been placed in every classroom, lab, cafeteria, and necessary support areas. Drinking fountains and vending machines have been turned off and water bottles are encouraged. Expectations of healthy students and staff:
- Daily washing of hands, or use of hand sanitizer, upon entering the building, before and after lunch, at the end of the school day and any time the student uses the restroom, coughs/sneezes into hands, or blows his/her nose
- Covering all coughs/sneezes with a tissue or inside of the elbow
- Ensuring 6 ft. physical distance from others whenever possible
- Students may assist in daily wiping or spraying/cleaning of desks and chairs at the end of the school day, or as requested
- Ensure contact information for all caregivers is up-to-date
- Ensure there are multiple, pre-arranged methods of getting a student home from school should they become ill or exhibit symptoms.
- Daily Temperature Checks: We have installed thermal scanners at each building entrance to check for fevers and to ensure mask compliance. Students and staff are required to record their temperatures daily.
- Self-Assessment: TCTC is asking staff families to conduct daily wellness checks of students before sending them to school. Caregivers are asked to pay close attention and err on the side of caution if their student exhibits any of the following symptoms:
- Fever or chills
- Cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headaches
- New loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Face Coverings: All TCTC students and staff members are required to wear a facemask when on campus. Masks will help to protect students and staff throughout the day, and will especially add protection when a distance of 6 ft. cannot be obtained due to lab/classroom activities. The district will provide one cloth mask to all students but encourages students to also bring their own. Please be aware that any logos or graphics on the face-covering must not be offensive in any way to other students and staff. If a student chooses not to meet these requirements or wears their mask in such a way that it does not cover their nose and mouth, they may be asked to leave campus and/or face disciplinary consequences.
- Safety Education: Signage for social distancing, mask requirements, and traffic flow is prominently displayed throughout the building and maximum occupancies for all classrooms, labs, restrooms, lunchroom, and support areas have been posted.