Yes. Student health attestations are no longer required or advised by NCDHHS and the CDC.

The StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit states: “NCDHHS does not recommend daily COVID-19 symptom screening for all students at school entry; Schools should follow their typical procedures for exclusion as they would for any type of illness if a child is symptomatic at school.”

Parents/guardians are encouraged to monitor their children’s symptoms and keep them home if they have a fever or are ill. NCDHHS recommends “that families refer children to diagnostic testing who exhibit symptoms of COVID-19.”

Students should remain home until they are symptom- and fever-free for at least 24 hours without the aid of fever-reducing medicine.

Possibly, depending on the location of travel. Please click here for CDC travel advisories, and here for advisories pertaining to COVID-19.

Yes. Unless otherwise indicated or restricted by local, state public health directives, executive orders by the Governor or GCS Board of Education directives, all voluntary and after-school activities are resuming this year. This includes middle and high school sports, clubs and other extracurricular or co-curricular activities.

All extracurricular activities are voluntary, including athletics. 

Special events and performances with spectators (parents and family members) have resumed, with masks optional for all participants and spectators. 

Yes, ACES will continue service this year at schools where parent/guardian interest is sufficient to support the program. ACES will follow all GCS health protocols and adhere to the NCDHHS and CDC recommendations.

No. Visual and performing arts classes will follow the overall GCS health protocol.