U.S. Department of State

Levels are defined
by the presence of
the following within
the school locality:

Communication
(All Pandemic
Information from
Crisis Team Only)

Campus Access

Educational
Delivery

Co-
Curricular
Program

Community
Gatherings/
Events/Field
Trips/Travel

Personnel

Emergency
Care

School
Provided
Transport

School
Operations/
Canteen

Level One (Low Risk)
- First pandemic flu case reported in country.
- No reported cases in local community.
- School community (employees, students, parents) requested to take temperature twice daily. If 38C or greater please stay home.

- Use of periodic email to community. Use of daily bulletin and or website to provide information. Primary sources of information: U.S. Embassy, host government, W.H.O.

- Access to campus s per normal school policy.

- Regular school program.
- Daily homework provided by teachers for any student staying at home.
- Continue expansion and integration of Virtual School program.

- All regularly scheduled activities allowed.

- Field trips allowed, as per normal school policy.

- Normal working conditions.
- All school employees returning from affected areas have their health monitored for 10 days.

- See physician is temperature is over 38C.
- Provide fly shots on campus, encourage hand-washing and healthy living.

- All bus routes run as usual.

- Normal cleaning and maintenance. - Continual disinfecting by cleaning personnel. - Review food handling procedures with staff.

Level Two (Moderate Risk) - First pandemic flu case reported in city.
- Increasing number of cases reported in country.
- School community (employees, students, parents) requested to take temperature twice daily. If 38C or greater please stay home.

- Daily updates to community on status of pandemic flu in country and impact on school program.
- Updated recommended hospital list.
- In-class instruction to ensure students understand protocol and proper hygiene.

- School open to staff, students, parents, only. ID required. - Anyone else by appointment only to minimize visitors. - School community with temp over 38C report to Health Center. - Visitors must report to Health Center to assess temperature.

- Regular school program.
- Daily homework provided by teachers for any student staying at home.
- Parent and student review and training for Virtual School program.

- All scheduled co-curricular programs allowed, except to affected areas, or visitors from affected areas.

- All events will be reviewed
(Some schools rubrics advise that events be cancelled at this risk level) .

- Normal working conditions.
- All faculty and staff report to work after assessing temperature at home.

- Health Office will determine whether individual who has recovered from flu can return t school. - If temperature over 38C, individual must to home ASAP.

- All bus routes run as usual. - Bus access may be denied for those with temp over 38C.

- All Food Service workers must wear gloves/mask. - Continual disinfecting throughout the day. Full disinfection every three days.

Level Three (Medium Risk)
- First pandemic case reported within school community.
- Increased spread of pandemic flu in city with transfer in public places.
- Take temperature twice daily. If 38C or over please stay home.

- Daily updates to faculty and community.
- Daily classroom instruction to explain situation and to emphasize proper hygiene.

- Anyone with temp over 38C report to Health Center.
- Visitors must report to Health Center to assess temperature.
- Closed campus: nobody allowed off campus during the day.
(No non-school visitors, no exceptions.)

- Daily homework provided by teacher for any student staying at home.
- All students exit campus by 3:30.
- Instruction to parents via email and web page on use of Virtual School program.

- Co-curricular programs suspended. - Large gatherings not allowed.

- All special events, field trips, travel etc. discontinued. - No large faculty or staff gatherings. - Field trips discontinued.

- All faculty and staff report to work after assessing temps at home. - Crisis response team meets to determine how best to continue school operation (voluntary departure of faculty allowed?) .

- Health Office determines if individual who has recovered from flu can return to school. - If temp over 38C, individual must go home. - Use hospitals rated highly for pandemic fly prevention and containment.

- All bus routes run as usual. - Bus access may be denied for those with temp over 38C. (Bus service discontinued at this level)

- Some form of Food Services in place for staff and students who are attending school. - Continual disinfecting throughout the day. Full disinfection every three days.

Level Four (High Risk)
- Spread of pandemic flu within the school community.
- Government directs schools to close.

- Daily updates. - Further communication using Virtual School delivery system.

- No classes held on campus.
- School facility closed to all but essential personnel for in-determinate period of time.
- School quarantine, no visitors.

- Full implementation of Virtual School or alternative delivery system with students and faculty members either in or out of country.

-Not applicable - school facility closed.

- Not applicable - school facility closed.

- Crisis Response Team reviews process of school closure and activation of Virtual School program.

- Not applicable - school facility closed. - Use hospitals rated highly for pandemic fly prevention and containment.

- Not applicable - school facility closed.

- Necessary cleaning and maintenance.