Covid-19 Mitigation

The RTSD Health and Safety Plan was amended to remove the requirement to return to masking when 2.5% of a school building is Covid-positive.

Based on the district's current rates of spread and the possibility for increased spread over Spring Break, RTSD will have a virtual day of instruction the day after break and Covid testing will be available.

Based on 2/25 CDC guidance, students and staff are no longer required to wear masks on school transportation. Masks are also no longer required at after-school indoor spectator events. 

All students, staff and visitors can determine their own masking status beginning Feb. 24 after an unanimous Board vote approving changes to the Radnor Health and Safety Plan on Feb. 22.

Administration is recommending a change to Radnor's Health and Safety Plan to remove the mask requirement when positive case counts are less than 2.5% of a school or building's total student and staff population. 

An update was provided at the 1/25 Board meeting on the district's refinement of Covid-19 mitigation strategies. Masks will continue to be required at this time and potential adjustments to our Health and Safety Plan will be considered at the 2/22 meeting.  

After-school Covid-19 booster shot clinics for eligible RTSD students ages 12 and up will be held Tues., Jan. 25 and Thurs., Jan. 27 from 5-8 p.m. at RES. Registration and vax form required. 

Superintendent Batchelor thanks the community for its collective work as we return to school from break; shares new guidance from CHOP that the district will follow; and confirms results of at-home Covid rapid tests will now be accepted by RTSD.

We are excited and ready to welcome our students and staff back on Monday, January 3 as planned and will need everyone's support to keep school fully open.

Currently, we will continue to require masks in our buildings while we safely develop a path to gradually remove the requirement in the future.

As another layer of Covid-19 protection, RTSD will begin a pool testing program starting with all RTSD 5th-graders on January 3, 2022. 

Any changes to our Radnor Health and Safety Plan must be approved by the School Board.

A "Test-to-Stay" program has been introduced; first-dose vaccine clinics for 5 to 11 are completed; and boosters were administered to interested staff.

Negative Covid test results must be verified by medical professional or lab to be accepted by schools for student admission.

We appreciate everyone’s assistance with screening their child(ren) for Covid-19 symptoms before sending them to school.

Children properly masked and distanced three feet or more from the positive case are not considered close contacts and do not need to quarantine.

With masking requirements in place, gaiters are not permitted as a face covering option for students or staff.

The state announced that masks will be mandated in all K-12 schools in the state, public and private, effective September 7.

RTSD will begin the school year by requiring masks for all students, staff, and visitors indoors, effective August 16, 2021. 

We will continue to review all the guidance and provide our community with an update the week of August 16.

Updated guidance allows us to make masks optional for all students, staff, and guests at all outdoor activities this week and next week.

Following revised CCHD guidance, masks are no longer required outdoors during high exertion activities after adjustment to RTSD Health and Safety Plan.

An expanded partnership with Springfield Pharmacy allows for the availability of the Pfizer vaccine at RHS for 12-15 year-olds on May 17 and June 7.

Dr. Batchelor provides extensive information on the district's response to pandemic, including current positive rates in Radnor; the current quarantine process; vax opportunities; and rapid testing.

A notable adjustment involves the district and schools now reserving the right to require students to submit to Covid-19 testing to participate in athletics, events, and activities.

We are pleased to announce RHS and RMS will join our elementary schools and begin transitioning from Hybrid to Full In-Person learning beginning Mon., March 15.

Recent CCHD guidance supports our plans to move forward to Phase 1: Full Day In-Person Learning, beginning at the elementary level on Feb. 25.

Beginning Monday, February 8, Radnor Township School District will no longer permit gaiter-style masks as acceptable face coverings

The PA Dept. of Health ordered all public school districts that choose to offer an in-person option to comply with new rules concerning masks and school closings.

Official practices and competitive gameplay are back for the Fall following all health and safety guidelines. 

Students in grades K, 1, 2, 6, 9 and 12 participating in the district’s modified in-person learning program will be the first to return to Radnor schools on Tuesday, September 29