COVID-19 remains a constant in the lives of students, but Citrus College’s COVID-19 policy has undergone changes.
Two changes have been to students who test positive for COVID-19 and students who are close contacts to a COVID-19 case.
Originally, students with COVID-19 or close contacts were required to quarantine for 10 days, according to the Citrus College special COVID-19 newsletter.
On May 6, the head of the Citrus College COVID-19 Workgroup, Robert Sammis, said in a COVID-19 newsletter to students and faculty, these protocols would begin to align with the county and the state.
Students who test positive for COVID-19 will now be required to quarantine for five days. After the fifth day, students who are fever-free and produce a negative COVID-19 test may return to campus, Sammis said.
Students who are close contacts to a COVID-19 case will no longer be required to quarantine away from campus, Sammis said. Instead, indoor masking will be enforced for close contacts for 10 days.
Citrus College remains in compliance with COVID-19 guidelines at the city, state and federal level.
“We’re all learning to live with it,” Sammis said. “But we’re going to do everything we can to make sure that we’re responding as quickly and efficiently as we can to keep things as safe as possible.”
