Woodland Unified School District - COVID Guidelines for Staff

COVID Guidelines for Staff - current as of January 2024

On January 9, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released updated COVID-19 information to reflect updates to its testing and isolation guidance that move to a symptom-based exclusion approach. Cal OSHA continues to require the isolation guidance below:

For positive COVID-19 cases with symptoms, the infectious period is a minimum of 24 hours from the day of symptom onset:
1. 1. 1. COVID-19 cases may return if 24 hours have passed with no fever, without the use of fever-reducing medications, AND
    2. Their symptoms are mild and improving.
For positive COVID-19 cases with no symptoms, there is no infectious period for the purpose of isolation or exclusion. If symptoms develop, the criteria above will apply.
COVID cases who return to work it is recommended to wear a face covering indoors for 10 days from the start of symptoms or if the person did not have COVID-19 symptoms, 10 days from the date of their first positive COVID-19 test.
Employees have the right to wear face coverings at work and to request and receive respirators from the employer when working indoors and during outbreaks.
Employers must provide face coverings and ensure they are worn by employees when required by the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Standard or CDPH.

We remain committed to doing all we can to support the health, safety and well-being of our schools and surrounding communities. WJUSD will continue updating this page as needed to provide information from community partners.