Meridian continues to strongly encourage masking and expects our staff and students to do so to protect not only others but themselves as caring members of our community.
Vaccines and boosters are widely available and our community members are urged to take advantage of these, as it is imperative that our staff and students remain healthy and in school throughout the spring semester.
We have heard of many businesses delaying their return after the holidays, flights cancelled, etc. If Texas schools close due to a staff shortage, as we had to do in secondary last spring, the time will have to be made up — either over spring break or to the end of May. Staff, students, and families do not want this to happen.
We share the following regarding COVID-19 and campus protocols:
- There will be no change in Meridian’s isolation/quarantine protocols for students at this time.
- In an effort to reduce on-campus spread following the holidays (in light of the more contagious Omicron variant), Meridian held a testing clinic for staff members Monday morning, before returning to campus.
- Similarly, the school encourages families to test students at home before school starts back up on Wednesday (especially if students or household members are showing any symptoms). We understand that rapid test kits are hard to come by right now and that it’s not possible for every student to test.
- As we move into the second semester, depending on the situation, the school may reassess or cancel events.
