COVID-19 :: Jersey College

What is the purpose of these Policies?

The Restart Plan has been prepared to inform students, faculty, staff, regulatory bodies, andthe general community about Jersey College's policies and procedures that are beingimplemented with regards to protecting our community against the spread of COVID-19. Theunderlying principle for this Plan is that a safe learning environment requires personalresponsibility. Individuals must maintain social distancing, appropriately use personal protectiveequipment ("PPE") and be accountable for self-isolating. Through personal responsibility, riskscan be reduced and in-person campus activity can resume.

The three fundamental safety principles are: (i) Maintain Social Distancing, (ii) Use Personal Protective Equipment, and (iii) Be accountable

Masks and Cloth Face Coverings: Masks or cloth face coverings arerequiredto be worn at all times while an individual (student, faculty, staff, or guest) is on a campus. Such coveringsmustcover the nose, mouth, and chin. Jersey College will provide students, faculty, and staff with a cloth face covering.

Students may not drink or eat food in any building, except in designated cafeterias. Eating and drinking is permissible outside ofeach building (i.e., at a picnic table, under a tree, or in a car) provided that students maintain atleast three (3) feet of distance and wear face coverings while not actively eating or drinking.

Recommendations or suggestions for improvements and suspected violations of the policies and procedures should be forwarded to CAO@jerseycollege.edu

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Many of them infect animals, but some coronaviruses from animals can evolve (change) into a new human coronavirus that can spread from person-to-person. This is what happened with the current novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. Diseases from coronaviruses in people typically cause mild to moderate illness, like the common cold. Some, like the SARS or MERS viruses, cause serious infections like pneumonia. The name of this new virus is SARS-CoV-2; the disease caused by this virus is known as COVID-19.

The Federal Governmentand various states maintain robust websites dedicated to COVID-19. The websites include information including, but not limited to: (i) general information about the virus, (ii) testing information, (iii) resources for residents, (iv) travel and other restrictions, and (v) announcements.

As with other respiratory illnesses, there are steps that everyone can take daily to reduce the risk of getting sick or infecting others with circulating viruses.

Social distancing means remaining out of public places where close contact with others may occur [e.g., dormitories, schools and other classroom settings, cafeterias, shopping centers, movie theaters, stadiums, workplaces (unless the person works in an office space that allows complete distancing from others), and local public conveyances (e.g., bus, subway, taxi, ride share)] for the duration of the potential incubation period.

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COVID-19 :: Jersey College