[Agvisors] Fwd: COVID-19 Positive Case Notification Protocol for Students

Mon Aug 30 08:34:12 MST 2021

Greetings Agvisors team,

Refer to message below sent today to faculty, instructors and teaching assistants. Thanks!

Best,
Nancy

Nancy G. Rodriguez-Lorta, M.Ed.
Senior Director, Advising and Student Services
UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Office of Career & Academic Services
Forbes Room 203 | PO Box 210036 |Tucson, AZ 85721-0036
Phone: (520) 621-3616 | Fax: (520) 621-8662
Website: cals.arizona.edu/students/advising
To schedule an appointment call (520) 621-3616
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Subject: [uaac] COVID-19 Positive Case Notification Protocol for Students

Good morning,

The message below was sent to faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants this morning. Please forward this email to anyone who needs the information.

Thank you.

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To: Bates, Nina A - (ninaari) <ninaari at arizona.edu>
Subject: COVID-19 Positive Case Notification Protocol for Students

Take these steps when you learn of a student with COVID-19.

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Dear Faculty and Instructors,
With the start of the fall semester, it has been wonderful to see so many Wildcats back on campus, masked up and eager to partake in in-person learning. Thank you for setting such a great example for our students in complying with the campus COVID mitigation guidance. I am writing to share guidance in the event that you learn of a student who has tested positive for COVID-19.

While students are not required to share personal health information with instructors or staff, they often do so in order to seek guidance and support. Should a student share with you that they have tested positive for COVID-19, please refer to the COVID-19 Positive Case Notification Protocol for Students<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=a80f47b95f450549c0859f3aafb424f301d9e2b8484a2edddcaf6707c9430ecb24730f110aebfb784a5d21484c06f7ac370a1e0db87e708d5c39f0b1ab9bae86>. This protocol outlines the steps students must take, which vary slightly depending on where their positive COVID test was performed.

The page also outlines five steps (included below) that instructors must take after learning of a positive student case:

  1.  Remind the student to monitor their symptoms and reach out to Campus Health if they have any concerns. Direct the student to follow the CDC guidance<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=a80f47b95f450549147fe4da6fd8282b32668dbfab3d027aaf9203dd09ff698894c74322ae61cc3bdb64d65dacf4e5c79a46f402a8d94c2f09e9bc8affa93138> for isolation.

  1.  Remind the student of their obligation to complete the SAFER notification form<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=a80f47b95f45054972fa5c4377fed8aa9b0eb892f9406d8d7f1e9c73fb0c51e139552bc9f851855274f3e8c505084b8535b0468af7b1927562a605622e4806cd>.

  1.  Remind the student of their obligation to upload their positive test result<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=a80f47b95f4505493db94174154a0b2a1af69dda99a9b8dba88c90a7b25486643140c2895adcfbcdcfc7771265ce941e4a09537656c59c8edbdcc6cb7589f9b1> to the secure, HIPAA compliant Campus Health system, if their positive test was taken off campus.

  1.  If you are an instructor teaching an in-person course where a student(s) have voluntarily reported to you that they have tested positive, please complete the Instructor Reporting Form<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=a80f47b95f4505494b8cc5e56c6645d4bc06c815f833c85f5274976b42cf54d8aa9f145e2d50543a2be0143609f0681aeaa54af7b4796f8634932f950e79ece8> (IRF).

  1.  If you are supervising TAs or teaching personnel, refer to the COVID-19 Workplace Positive Case Protocol<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=a80f47b95f4505498ec428cfdd2a289d7e3fdc1ae58e93d2d8cfd6bdbe041ac88d1027e74183b8de07a7f9081393d8c08c335ea4e4a52866b5a0fac8c24c02a3>.
Completing these five steps, particularly the Instructor Reporting Form<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=a80f47b95f4505494b8cc5e56c6645d4bc06c815f833c85f5274976b42cf54d8aa9f145e2d50543a2be0143609f0681aeaa54af7b4796f8634932f950e79ece8>, will initiate the contact tracing process and allow you to get information and expert guidance from trained epidemiologists.

The COVID-19 Positive Case Notification Protocol for Students<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=a80f47b95f450549c0859f3aafb424f301d9e2b8484a2edddcaf6707c9430ecb24730f110aebfb784a5d21484c06f7ac370a1e0db87e708d5c39f0b1ab9bae86> page also contains helpful information regarding non-compliance, privacy, and additional helpful details regarding how the University is responding to COVID-19 in class settings.

Please note that in order to protect the privacy of our students, you should not share any personal student health information with your class, which includes making an announcement about your knowledge of any positive cases, even in general terms, to your other students. What can seem like anonymized information to an instructor can easily be identifiable information within a class setting.

Please keep meeting in your scheduled class modality. Our SAFER contact tracing team will conduct case investigations and alert us swiftly if they detect evidence of classroom transmission. If warranted, we will reach out to you and your department to discuss temporary adjustments to your class modality.

Dr. Kristen Pogreba-Brown, Director of the Student Aid for Field Epidemiology Response (SAFER) team, and I will hold a webinar on COVID-19 Positive Case Protocols and SAFER Contact Tracing on September 2 from 9 am to 10 am. Please visit the Campus Webinar<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=a80f47b95f450549ae87e00a2a3b44992197cdf940776487f1657350779551e5593b396e0546de21ab75f1c8720ea1d6c5a314414e1436312319e2f729ec3595> page to register. The webinar will be recorded.

Thank you for all that you do to ensure we can continue to deliver world-class in-person learning at the University of Arizona.

With gratitude,

Liesl Folks
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
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