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How is everyone handling the isolation room from the CDC? My school has no extra space and building an isolation room in my current office is not feasible.

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My district is enforcing that, if there is not an extra designated space, admin (principal, AP, etc.) will have to give up their office and create it as a designated isolation room.

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Is it possible for the school to maybe get a small classroom trailer? I've never seen them until I moved to the South. When schools need extra classrooms, they add small outdoor trailers with air/heat and desks to replace the missing classes until the district can add on to the schools.

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55 minutes ago, NurseBlaq said:

Is it possible for the school to maybe get a small classroom trailer? I've never seen them until I moved to the South. When schools need extra classrooms, they add small outdoor trailers with air/heat and desks to replace the missing classes until the district can add on to the schools.

It does also need access to a full, separate restroom. If a trailer can also provide that, I'd think that might actually work well.

To do this at my school, we actually are taking over a smaller sub separate classroom that is next to what is usually a student restroom. That restroom is now isolation-use only. It is also located very near a side exit that is usually fire exit only, but we will be using it for dismissal from the isolation space.

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21 hours ago, NurseBlaq said:

Is it possible for the school to maybe get a small classroom trailer? I've never seen them until I moved to the South. When schools need extra classrooms, they add small outdoor trailers with air/heat and desks to replace the missing classes until the district can add on to the schools.

I believe the ESE Department and PE Coaches will be moved into a trailer and I will keep my current location.

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On 7/21/2020 at 10:56 AM, JenTheSchoolRN said:

It does also need access to a full, separate restroom. If a trailer can also provide that, I'd think that might actually work well.

They have restrooms.

7 hours ago, Keeperofbandages said:

I believe the ESE Department and PE Coaches will be moved into a trailer and I will keep my current location.

They should add another one and make it the isolation room.

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