COVID-19: Information For Schools

Make sure staff and families know where to find accurate information.

Point them to our websiteWashington State Department of Health and CDC.

Updated guidance:

Everyone 6 months or older is eligible to get vaccine.

People 6 months or older can get Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. People 12 years or older can get Novavax vaccine. Find more information about COVID-19 vaccines at vaccines.gov.

Helpful tools for schools.

Model and encourage healthy habits.

We can all take these steps to safeguard our health.

  • Wash your hands often with soap and water and for at least 20 seconds.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
  • Cover your coughs and sneezes.
  • Clean and disinfect objects and surfaces.
  • Stay at home and away from others if you are sick.
  • Get your COVID-19 vaccines and booster if you haven’t yet.

Emergency operations plan.

Update your plan to include information about COVID-19. You don’t need to start from scratch—you can update your plan from 2009’s H1N1 pandemic.

These tools can help shape your plan.

Contact us

  • Call us Monday–Thursday: 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (closed noon–12:30 p.m. for lunch); Friday: 7:30 a.m.–11 a.m.
    • Ferry County: (509) 775-3111
    • Pend Oreille County: (509) 447-3131
    • Stevens County: (509) 684-2262
  • To report a notifiable condition use the confidential fax number, (509) 684-9878, or call
    • Stevens County phone: (509) 684-2262, press 1
    • Ferry County phone: (509) 775-3111
    • Pend Oreille County phone: (509) 447-3131