COVID-19 Policies and Client Expectations
Clients and visitors must self-screen for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 before arriving at the School. Stay home if you are sick or suspect you have COVID symptoms. Faculty and staff have been instructed to stay home if they are sick or suspect they have COVID symptoms. Decide with your teacher whether you will make up the lesson in person later, or remotely.
Masks must be properly worn by all people inside the building at all times. This means we cannot yet offer wind instrument lessons. For their own safety, teachers may ask students over 12 to verbally affirm that they are fully vaccinated ^, or ask to see a vaccination card or photo of a card *. Teachers may also require their students to clean their hands using hand sanitizer or soap and water prior to the lesson.
Maximum occupancy for small practice rooms and the office is two people. Maximum occupancy for larger practice rooms (north end of hallway) and the waiting room is three people. Clients should not bring other guests indoors with them, unless they are bringing children who must be supervised. The building caretaker will clean and disinfect touched surfaces daily. Hand sanitizer will be provided in all rooms. Teachers and staff have been encouraged to wash their hands regularly, including before and after teaching each student. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers that contain more than 60% ethanol or 70% isopropanol can also be used.
Our COVID-19 policies will be posted on signs in the building, as well as our website and social media channels. GNS has highly encouraged its staff and teachers to be fully vaccinated before returning to the building.
^ A person is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after they have received the second dose in a two-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) or two weeks after they have received a single-dose vaccine (Johnson and Johnson/Janssen).
* When verifying vaccine status, acceptable documentation includes a CDC vaccination card, a photo of the card, documentation from a health care provider, or documentation from the state immunization information system, such as a dose completion verification email.
Drafted June 5, 2021
Revised September 23, 2021
This document may be revised based on new guidance from the Washington State Departments of Labor & Industries and Health.
Reference:
https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/COVID19%20Facial%20Coverings%20Guidance.pdf
https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/COVID19%20Professional%20Services%20Guidance.pdf
Masks must be properly worn by all people inside the building at all times. This means we cannot yet offer wind instrument lessons. For their own safety, teachers may ask students over 12 to verbally affirm that they are fully vaccinated ^, or ask to see a vaccination card or photo of a card *. Teachers may also require their students to clean their hands using hand sanitizer or soap and water prior to the lesson.
Maximum occupancy for small practice rooms and the office is two people. Maximum occupancy for larger practice rooms (north end of hallway) and the waiting room is three people. Clients should not bring other guests indoors with them, unless they are bringing children who must be supervised. The building caretaker will clean and disinfect touched surfaces daily. Hand sanitizer will be provided in all rooms. Teachers and staff have been encouraged to wash their hands regularly, including before and after teaching each student. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers that contain more than 60% ethanol or 70% isopropanol can also be used.
Our COVID-19 policies will be posted on signs in the building, as well as our website and social media channels. GNS has highly encouraged its staff and teachers to be fully vaccinated before returning to the building.
^ A person is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after they have received the second dose in a two-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) or two weeks after they have received a single-dose vaccine (Johnson and Johnson/Janssen).
* When verifying vaccine status, acceptable documentation includes a CDC vaccination card, a photo of the card, documentation from a health care provider, or documentation from the state immunization information system, such as a dose completion verification email.
Drafted June 5, 2021
Revised September 23, 2021
This document may be revised based on new guidance from the Washington State Departments of Labor & Industries and Health.
Reference:
https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/COVID19%20Facial%20Coverings%20Guidance.pdf
https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/COVID19%20Professional%20Services%20Guidance.pdf