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This webpage includes information about the school’s health and safety policies and procedures for the 2023-2024 school year. Throughout the COVID-19 health outbreak, The Bush School has centered health and safety, on-campus learning, adaptability, and student wellness as guiding principles for decision making. Please check back here throughout the year for general information, announcements, and updates to the school’s policies and procedures.
FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES OR PROCEDURES CONTACT:
School Wellness Coordinator
COVID-19 Information
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Contact Tracing
Updated Friday, October 7With COVID-19 infection rates in King County on the decline, The Bush School has decided to make a change to our current policy regarding contact tracing. Starting Tuesday, October 11, we will no longer conduct individual contact tracing for each positive COVID-19 case in our community.The school has proceeded through the pandemic with caution and this change follows the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) K-12 requirements, which removed the school requirement for contact tracing on Friday, August 5. In order to keep our community informed of the active cases currently at the school, starting Saturday, October 15, a dashboard will be posted on our COVID-19 webpage and updated on the first and fifteenth of each month.Though we know we are not out of this pandemic, we are grateful that we are moving closer to SARS-CoV2 being endemic. We encourage everyone to continue to protect themselves by masking when exposed to the virus, testing repeatedly when symptomatic, and staying up-to-date on vaccines, including the COVID-19 Bivalent booster. We will be holding another COVID-19 Bivalent booster and flu vaccine clinic on Sunday, October 23 (more details to follow). Free at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests are available for anyone in the community to take at leisure (available in each Division Assistant’s Office, the School Wellness Office, and the Main Office).NOTE: We may decide to alter these policies based on local conditions and in the event of a school-wide outbreak. -
COVID-19 Screening Chart
The Bush School will follow the CDC guidelines in regards to quarantine when exposed and isolation when infected.Click here for the updated Screening Chart -
Mask Policy
Masks will continue to be optional both indoors and outdoors on campus and on school-approved activities off-campus. -
Quarantine Policy
The Bush School will follow the CDC guidelines in regards to quarantine when exposed and isolation when infected. -
Testing Protocols
The Bush School has ended the scheduled school-wide surveillance testing, however reserves the right to reimplement surveillance testing for school-sponsored overnight trips, during known peak infection times (i.e. for two weeks after any school breaks) or any outbreaks or evidence of increasing cases in the community.Rapid antigen and individual PCR testing will still be done on any symptomatic student and will be made available to anyone in the community who requests it. Please contact Happy Salinas-Santos to arrange for testing if needed. -
Vaccination Policy
For the 2022-2023 school year, we have removed the SARS-COV2 Vaccine requirement, and still encourage everyone that is eligible to obtain and stay up-to-date with their vaccinations. We will follow the CDC guidelines in regards to quarantine when exposed and isolation when infected. -
Visitors and Volunteer Policy
(updated March 14, 2022)Parents/guardians who come onto campus to volunteer or to visit are required to adhere to the mask policy as outlined above.Unvaccinated visitors (vendors, speakers, contractors, etc.) that are not members of the school community will still need to wear masks indoors.
The Bush School is an independent, coeducational day school located in Seattle, WA enrolling 715 students in grades K–12. The mission of The Bush School is to spark in students of diverse backgrounds and talents a passion for learning, accomplishment, and contribution to their communities.
3400 East Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98112 (206) 322-7978
The Bush School does not discriminate in matters of employment, recruitment, admissions, or administration of any of its programs on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, gender, or sexual orientation. In addition, The Bush School does not discriminate in matters of employment on the basis of age or marital status.