COVID-19 Safety Protocols

PREVENTION

Self-Monitoring

• Students and coaches must screen prior to entering Cypress Lakes High School for symptoms of COVID-19. If symptoms are experienced, individuals should not attend the tournament.
  
  
• Symptoms of COVID-19 include:
  
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • Loss of taste/smell
  • Nasal congestion
  • Sore throat
  • Headache
  • Fever at or above 100°F
  • Vomiting/diarrhea

Vaccines

According to the CDC, vaccination is currently the leading public health strategy to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

Masks

Per Gov. Greg Abbott’s Executive Order, face masks cannot be mandated in CFISD schools; however, the CDC recommends universal masking of all individuals in K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status.

• Face masks are optional for all coaches, students, and judges.

MITIGATION

General

• To promote good hand hygiene, all campuses have soap dispensers in all restrooms and hand sanitizer dispensers in all classrooms, building and cafeteria entrances, and buses.
• Students and coaches should remember good hygiene practices, including frequent and thorough handwashing, using hand sanitizer, and covering coughs and sneezes.

Ventilation

• To reduce contaminants in the air in all district facilities, CFISD has increased the introduction of outside air, improved air filtration, increased airflow, and ensured ventilation systems are cleaned and operating properly.  
• The HVAC department regularly inspects all outdoor air dampers to make sure they are open and cleaned and sanitizes all air handler coil surfaces and drain pans on a regular schedule.  
• The temperature set point at all facilities has been lowered and MERV 13 filters have been installed in units capable of accommodating increased filtration as recommended by the CDC.
• District facilities have between six and eight air changes every hour ensuring clean air in district facilities.

Social Distancing

• Please remember to social distance when feasible.

Contact Tracing

• If you should find out that a student who attended our tournament tests positive for COVID-19, please follow the guidelines on page 7 of the TFA Safe Restart In Person Tournament Guidelines.