Please be aware of the following policies that will guide our response to the virus this semester.

In order to protect the health of all community members, masks fitting snugly against the side of the face, covering both the nose and mouth, will be required any time you’re indoors and any time students and faculty are in class, even when social distancing can be maintained. Masks must be secured and include multiple layers of fabric. Neck gaiters, masks with ventilators, and others that do not follow this criteria should not be worn indoors in place of the mandatory face covering.

Instructors may choose to wear face shields rather than masks as long as they are separated from students at least six feet. In classes in which hearing-impaired students rely on lip reading, cloth face masks should be removed by the instructor or others making platform presentations, and clear plastic face shields should be worn. Face coverings may be removed outdoors, in personal living spaces, and when seated in offices where employees are working more than six feet apart.

You’ll maintain appropriate social distancing in class, in the dining room, in common areas, and in the residences.

You’ll be screened for fever and other flu symptoms at various times and places on campus, sometimes at random.

You’ll use the provided materials to sanitize your classroom desk/chair before and after use.

You’ll be asked to limit travel off-campus.

You’ll be required to self-monitor your health. You’ll be expected to ask yourself daily:

• • Have I been told to self-isolate or quarantine by the University or by a medical provider, or have I been in contact with someone who has or is suspected to have COVID-19?
  • Am I experiencing a cough, shortness of breath, or sore throat?
  • Have I had a fever (greater than 100.4 F) in the last 48 hours?
  • Do I have a new loss of the sense of taste or smell?
  • Have I had diarrhea within the last 24 hours?

If the answer to any of the above questions is “Yes,” you’ll stay home and report your status to Student Life or Health Services.

• You must stay home: no class, no work-study, no dining room, no off-campus work, no recreation. Board plan students may have meals delivered.
• You must immediately self-report to either Student Life staff or to Health Services.
• You’ll be contacted by Health Services for a Zoom or phone conference to determine what you need to do next.
• You may be contacted by Student Life for a Zoom or phone conference to identify people you have been in close contact with for the 48 hours prior to feeling sick.
• You may be required to go to an off-campus clinic for flu and/or COVID-19 testing.
• You may be required to move to an isolation housing unit while you wait for the test result (usually 2-3 days, but could be up to 10 days).
• You may be required to remain in isolation housing if your test is positive for COVID-19 until your symptoms have resolved (usually 10-14 days).

• You will be asked to quarantine in your residence.
• You will be contacted by Health Services for a Zoom or phone conference to determine your health status.
• You may be asked to quarantine in your residence pending the results of the COVID-19 test for the person who had been in close proximity to you.
  • If that person’s test is positive, you will be required to remain in quarantine in your residence or you may be moved to isolation housing. You may be required to go to an off-campus clinic for COVID-19 testing.
  •  You will be required to follow University requests to self-isolate or quarantine.

Because flu-like symptoms will trigger a COVID-19 precautionary response, you will be asked to get a flu vaccination.

• You may opt out of this request:
  • If you have been advised by your healthcare provider that getting a flu shot would be detrimental to your health, or
  • If you have religious convictions against vaccinations.

This policy may be adapted to include a COVID-19 vaccination when one is available.

In the event of a major outbreak in Knox County, you may be required to remain on campus if you live on campus, or to refrain from travel to campus if you are a commuter.

In case of outbreak on campus, access to campus may be restricted. If you are a campus resident, you may be required to “shelter-in-place” in your place of residence for the duration of the outbreak, with board plan meals delivered to dorm rooms.

Johnson University will delay opening of campus for spring semester and begin classes on Tuesday, January 19. The Student Life offices on both campuses will communicate with students about the days and times for moving back to campus in January. The semester will end on May 9 as originally scheduled.

Spring break has been canceled to minimize the risks of COVID related to travel. Students will have four days off during the term: February 24, March 11, April 2, and April 22.

Please be aware of the following policies that will guide our response to the virus this semester.

In order to protect the health of all community members, masks fitting snugly against the side of the face, covering both the nose and mouth, will be required any time you’re indoors and any time students and faculty are in class, even when social distancing can be maintained. Masks must be secured and include multiple layers of fabric. Neck gaiters, masks with ventilators, and others that do not follow this criteria should not be worn indoors in place of the mandatory face covering.

Instructors may choose to wear face shields rather than masks as long as they are separated from students at least six feet. In classes in which hearing-impaired students rely on lip reading, cloth face masks should be removed by the instructor or others making platform presentations, and clear plastic face shields should be worn. Face coverings may be removed outdoors, in personal living spaces, and when seated in offices where employees are working more than six feet apart.

You’ll maintain appropriate social distancing in class, in the dining room, in common areas, and in the residences.

You’ll be screened for fever and other flu symptoms at various times and places on campus, sometimes at random.

You’ll use the provided materials to sanitize your classroom desk/chair before and after use.

You’ll be asked to limit travel off-campus.

You’ll be required to self-monitor your health. You’ll be expected to ask yourself daily:

• • Have I been told to self-isolate or quarantine by the University or by a medical provider, or have I been in contact with someone who has or is suspected to have COVID-19?
  • Am I experiencing a cough, shortness of breath, or sore throat?
  • Have I had a fever (greater than 100.4 F) in the last 48 hours?
  • Do I have a new loss of the sense of taste or smell?
  • Have I had diarrhea within the last 24 hours?

If the answer to any of the above questions is “Yes,” you’ll stay home and report your status to Student Life.

• You must stay home: no class, no work-study, no dining room, no off-campus work, no recreation. Meal plan students may have meals delivered.
• You must immediately self-report to Student Life staff.
• You’ll be contacted by the resident director or associate dean of students for a Zoom or phone conference to determine what you need to do next.
• You may be contacted by Student Life for a Zoom or phone conference to identify people you have been in close contact with for the 48 hours prior to feeling sick.
• You may be required to go to an off-campus clinic for flu and/or COVID-19 testing.
• You may be required to move to an isolation housing unit while you wait for the test result (usually 2-3 days, but could be up to 10 days).
• You may be required to remain in isolation housing if your test is positive for COVID-19 until your symptoms have resolved (usually 10-14 days).

• You will be asked to quarantine in your residence.
• You will be contacted by Student Life for a Zoom or phone conference to determine your health status.
• You may be asked to quarantine in your residence pending the results of the COVID-19 test for the person who had been in close proximity to you.
  • If that person’s test is positive, you will be required to remain in quarantine in your residence or you may be moved to isolation housing. You may be required to go to an off-campus clinic for COVID-19 testing.
  •  You will be required to follow University requests to self-isolate or quarantine.

Because flu-like symptoms will trigger a COVID-19 precautionary response, you will be asked to get a flu vaccination.

• You may opt out of this request:
  • If you have been advised by your healthcare provider that getting a flu shot would be detrimental to your health, or
  • If you have religious convictions against vaccinations.

This policy may be adapted to include a COVID-19 vaccination when one is available.

In the event of a major outbreak in Osceola County, you may be required to remain on campus if you live on campus, or to refrain from travel to campus if you are a commuter.

In case of an outbreak on campus, access to campus may be restricted. If you are a campus resident, you may be required to “shelter-in-place” in your place of residence for the duration of the outbreak, with board plan meals delivered to dorm rooms.

Johnson University will delay opening of campus for spring semester and begin classes on Tuesday, January 19. The Student Life offices on both campuses will communicate with students about the days and times for moving back to campus in January. The semester will end on May 9 as originally scheduled. As with fall semester, classes will be taught both face-to-face and online in a flexible, hybrid approach.

Spring break has been canceled to minimize the risks of COVID related to travel. Students will have four days off during the term: February 24, March 11, April 2, and April 22.