MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD: Based on recommendations released late last Friday from the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Department of Education, the revised quarantine guidance is based on three categories of exposure. The quarantine guidance only applies to those who are unvaccinated. Asymptomatic vaccinated individuals will not need to quarantine, as has been the case throughout the school year.
Category 1: Non-high-risk exposure
-Infected and exposed students were wearing masks
-Exposed students and close contacts must sign up for a COVID-19 screening program if they wish to remain in school
-Not permitted to participate in certain high-risk, school sponsored activities, such as gym class, chorus, or close contact sports
-Expected to quarantine outside of the school setting
Category 2: Brief-risk exposure
-Infected and the exposed were not wearing masks at the time of exposure. Examples include the lunch period, when students drop masks to eat, and gym class in a closed setting
-Students will be initially required to quarantine for 10 days, but may return to school after day seven of the quarantine if they submit a negative PCR test after day five
Category 3: High-risk exposure
-Exposures that occur within high-risk settings, such as “indoor or high contact athletics and indoor forced exhalation activities such as singing, exercising, or playing brass instruments"
-Students will be required to be quarantined for 10 days, but can return to school after day seven if they submit a negative PCR test taken after day five
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2021/11/montgomery-co-schools-updates-covid-19-quarantine-guidelines/