Ursuline is Mask Optional
Please note:

• We continue to encourage any students to consider being vaccinated if they have not yet done so.
• We will continue to actively monitor transmission and positive cases in our community and will revisit this decision if numbers increase.
• Masks may be required following long breaks if status of the pandemic in our area makes it prudent to do so.
• As a reminder, our quarantine and isolation protocols still stand. View CDC Guidelines.

Thank you for your support in maintaining the health and safety of our school community. 

Student Illness
Any illness should be reported on School Pass or by emailing attendance@ursulinedallas.org. Students who have a positive COVID-19 test (regardless of vaccination status) will be required to quarantine for five (5) full days from the onset of symptoms. The date of onset of symptoms or if no symptoms on the test date is day 0. Notify the nurse of any positive COVID-19 cases at attendance@ursulinedallas.org or smurray@ursulinedallas.org. A copy of a negative rapid antigen or PCR test may be requested prior to returning to campus or school activities.

To prevent the spread of any illness including COVID-19, please do not send your daughter to school if she is ill or experiencing any of the following symptoms:

• Temperature of 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit or higher/chills
• Sore throat or scratchy throat (not caused by seasonal allergies)
• Cough (for students with chronic cough due to allergies or asthma, a change in their cough from baseline)
• Difficulty breathing (for students with asthma, a change from their baseline breathing)
• Diarrhea or vomiting
• New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever
• Loss of taste or smell
• Congestion or runny nose

Students, regardless of vaccination status, are no longer required to quarantine if they have been exposed to a positive case of COVID-19. They should monitor for symptoms and will need to isolate based on symptoms or a positive test confirming COVID-19.

Please continue to monitor your student’s health and test when COVID-19 symptoms develop.

COVID-19 vaccinations are strongly encouraged for all students but are not required for attendance at Ursuline. However, COVID-19 vaccinations may be required to participate in some school activities, such as service opportunities or other optional activities. If your student has received the COVID-19 vaccinations and you wish to upload the records to her Magnus account, we encourage you to do so. 

Dear Ursuline Parents,

During this pandemic, continue to monitor your daughter daily for symptoms of COVID-19 and do not send your daughter to school if she is ill and/or exhibiting any of the symptoms of COVID-19. (See below)

It is very common to assume your daughter may be having cold or allergy symptoms, but these are some of the same symptoms of COVID-19. Fever is only one of the many COVID-19 symptoms and may or may not be present.

People with any of these symptoms may have COVID-19:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC will continue to update this list as we learn more about COVID-19.

If your daughter is ill and experiencing any of the above symptoms, please notify the Attendance Office using School Pass or email.

For her to return to campus, Ursuline will need either:

• A copy of the negative results from a lab PCR or Rapid antigen test (no home test accepted) OR
• A signed doctor's note stating that she does not have COVID-19 and the physician has stated the alternative diagnosis.

Testing Information:

• When testing is necessary for symptoms or close contact a PCR test is still the gold standard, but we will accept a rapid antigen test.
• We do not accept a negative result from an at home COVID-19 test to return to school.
• If your daughter has symptoms she should remain home until you receive the lab test results, and we ask that you submit a copy of the results to the attendance@ursulinedallas.org.
• Notify the Attendance Office by email if she is tested or is instructed to quarantine or isolate by your physician.
• Notify the Attendance Office by email if she has had a close contact (less than six-feet for longer than 15-minutes) with anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19 including family members. Depending on her COVID-19 vaccine status we will discuss the plan.

We will assist you with the process and can help with all the protocols and procedures. Suzanne Murray, R.N. smurray@ursulinedallas.org.

For the most reliable sources for current news and information, visit:

• Dallas County Health and Human Services
• Texas Department of State Health Services
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• World Health Organization (WHO)

Please continue to routinely check the CDC website for all changes.

• Guidance for Prevention in K-12 schools: Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools | CDC
• Covid-19 Vaccination information: Vaccines for COVID-19 | CDC
• Guidance for the Fully Vaccinated: When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated | CDC
• Isolation and Quarantine: COVID-19: When to Quarantine | CDC
• Cases in your County: COVID-19 Data Tracker | CDC
• Information about Delta Variant: Delta Variant: What We Know About the Science | CDC
• Mask Information: Mask Guidance Playbook | Prevent Pandemics

• American Pediatrics Association School Guidance: COVID-19 Guidance for Safe Schools | aap.org

For current Dallas County data, including vaccination and infections, please click the button below:

Dallas County COVID-19 Monitoring Data

The Catholic Schools Office shared information for COVID-19 testing locations:

Please note, this is not a full comprehensive list. These are the most common in the Dallas area.

• Texas Health and Human Services
  • Pulls up everything in Texas, even urgent care centers and hospitals
• New Parkland Testing Center - Amelia Court
  • COVID-19 Testing | Parkland Health & Hospital System (parklandhospital.com)
• Emergentcare2go
  • 214-612-6164
  • 6009 S Hampton Road, Dallas, TX
  • 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. daily. No appointments necessary. 
• CVS
• Walgreens
• Curative.com
• Gogettested.com
• Dallas County
• Quest Direct
• Any Lab Test Now
• YesNoCovid Site
• Care Now
• CityDoc
• EliteMed Labs
  • Off of Midway, before Beltline.
  • PCR & Rapid tests. If done before 4:00 p.m., results before midnight. They also do rapid. In car by a technician.
• Mobilecovidtesting.com
  • 972-338-9147
  • 4215 Beltwood Pkwy. Suite 102, Farmers Branch, TX
  • https://www.mobilecovidtest.com/covid-19-testing

If using Google Maps: type, "COVID testing" and it will show the locations by proximity, if appointments are required, and walk-up vs drive-thru.