Lamar State College Port Arthur
Self-Quarantine Guidelines
January 2021
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o The Remote Work Time Sheet is to then be reviewed by the employee’s immediate supervisor so
that the supervisor has an accurate understanding of how many hours, if any, the employee is
eligible to work remotely.
Once the supervisor has approved the Remote Work Form, the employee is required to maintain it
documenting the actual remote hrs worked. The time sheet should be turned into the employee’s supervisor
upon return from self-quarantine or when requested.
Employees who are placed on self-quarantine a second time, will not be allowed to work remotely and must
use their vacation or sick leave during the self-quarantine. Any exception to this must be approved by the
President.
Employees (faculty) who are symptomatic.
Symptomatic faculty must take sick time during the time that they are ill and showing symptoms.
If your position allows it AND your supervisor agrees to remote work, faculty will:
• Continue teaching online classes from home.
• Work with their supervisor to develop a plan to teach face to face classes. The plan may include
teaching online and/or guest lecturers.
• Satisfy office hours by working from home.
Ineligible Conditions for Remote Work
• If your position does NOT allow it or if your supervisor disagrees to remote work, you will be required
to take vacation or sick leave.
• Employees who are caring for someone who has been exposed to, have symptoms of, or tested positive
with COVID 19 will be required to take vacation or sick leave.
• Employees who have school age children at home without a child care provider will be required to take
vacation or sick leave.
Returning to Campus
LSCPA faculty, staff, and students will need to notify the college of their intent to return to campus by
completing the Request to Return to Campus Following Self-Quarantine Form. Self-quarantined faculty,
staff, or students are not allowed back on campus until all three of the following criteria are met:
1. at least 10 days have passed since they were exposed, their first symptoms appeared or the date
the specimen was collected for their test;
2. fever-free for 24 hrs (without the use of fever reducing
medications); and
3. symptoms have significantly improved.
Self-quarantined faculty, staff, or students will be allowed to return to
campus after 7 days of quarantine if they have had no symptoms and
receive two negative COVID 19 test results in a row, taken at least 24 hrs apart. Test results must be
forwarded to the COVID Coordinator, Shirley MacNeill.
If a student, faculty, or staff member is under a licensed health care practitioner’s care and has a return to
work document, LSCPA will comply with the return to work date issued by the licensed health care
practitioner.
Before being allowed to return to campus following self-quarantine, all faculty, staff, or students must
receive written notice from the COVID Coordinator, Shirley MacNeill, or designee. Anyone under self-
quarantine will be provided a Request to Return to Campus Following Self-Quarantine Form. Based on the
responses to the questionnaire, the person may be directed to a health care provider before being approved
to return to campus.
Shirley MacNeill, MSN, RN
(409) 984-6365