MONROE — The School District of Monroe has released its updated COVID-19 plan for the remainder of the school year. 

The released plan will remain active — and no stricter measures implemented — unless the 3-day rolling average for student positive cases is at or below 50 district wide, according to district officials Once the two-week rolling average for student positive cases is below 35, the district reverts back to the default plan.

Here are highlights of that plan:

●  Masks will be optional, but strongly recommended for all students in all schools

●  Masks are required on a school bus (federal requirement)

●  Contact tracing will be conducted for all positive cases that are determined to be infectious while in school

●  Notification of exposure will be provided to families on an individual basis

●  Quarantine required for individuals that are COVID positive (10 days after symptoms started AND fever free for 24 hours with other symptoms improving)

●  Quarantine for those within 6 feet of a COVID positive individual for 15 minutes or more when inside school facilities (no quarantine for outside)

●  Quarantines for household contacts as ordered by Green County Health Department

●  No whole-class quarantines unless a localized breakout is evident

●  No quarantines for fully vaccinated individuals

●  No quarantines for individuals wearing a mask during the time of expected exposure

The district also is implementing a “Test-to-Stay Program”:

●  Available to ALL students identified as a close contact that are subject to quarantine 

●  Individuals will be required to wear a mask through day 7 of participation in this program

●  For more information, visit https://www.monroeschools.com/district/covid-19-updates.cfm

The plan and the escalated plan, if necessary are designed to “acknowledge the (Board of Education) desire to implement a mask only protocol,” officials said. The district also detailed its heightened plan should the number of positive cases surge.