Family Fitness Calendars
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Water Consumption/Water Bottle Policy
The Academy for Teaching and Learning recognizes the importance of water consumption and encourages consumption of water throughout the day.
Staff members should be particularly sensitive to student needs for water during periods of hot weather. Students shall be allowed to carry water bottles during the school day using the water bottle policy shown below.
Teachers may need to call for extra water breaks too. Even during periods of moderate temperature, staff members should remind students of the value of consuming water.
Water should be available during mealtimes, at least through water fountains.
Teachers will send information home yearly and as needed through the school year encouraging ONLY WATER in water bottles. The Academy stresses the importance of drinking water instead of sugary drinks and / or sodas.
Water Bottle Policy
When students bring water bottles for use during school:
· Water bottles must have secure caps.
· Students may not share water bottles
· Empty bottles should, on a regular basis, be recycled (if appropriate), discarded, or taken home for sanitized reuse.
· Students misusing water bottles will be subject to disciplinary actions.
· Teachers have discretion in determining classroom use.
· Water bottles may not be used in computer labs, science labs, and the library.
· Water bottles may not be re-filled during classroom instruction.
· A water bottle filling station is available for use throughout the day and during after hours activities.
· The water bottle filling station is regularly sanitized (before, during, and after school hours) by the janitorial staff (per DHEC requirements).
Effective Date: 08/01/2007
Revised: 09/12/2021
Staff members should be particularly sensitive to student needs for water during periods of hot weather. Students shall be allowed to carry water bottles during the school day using the water bottle policy shown below.
Teachers may need to call for extra water breaks too. Even during periods of moderate temperature, staff members should remind students of the value of consuming water.
Water should be available during mealtimes, at least through water fountains.
Teachers will send information home yearly and as needed through the school year encouraging ONLY WATER in water bottles. The Academy stresses the importance of drinking water instead of sugary drinks and / or sodas.
Water Bottle Policy
When students bring water bottles for use during school:
· Water bottles must have secure caps.
· Students may not share water bottles
· Empty bottles should, on a regular basis, be recycled (if appropriate), discarded, or taken home for sanitized reuse.
· Students misusing water bottles will be subject to disciplinary actions.
· Teachers have discretion in determining classroom use.
· Water bottles may not be used in computer labs, science labs, and the library.
· Water bottles may not be re-filled during classroom instruction.
· A water bottle filling station is available for use throughout the day and during after hours activities.
· The water bottle filling station is regularly sanitized (before, during, and after school hours) by the janitorial staff (per DHEC requirements).
Effective Date: 08/01/2007
Revised: 09/12/2021
Measles Information
There have been no confirmed cases in the SCHOOLS of CCSD, but I think it’s just a matter of “when” not “if” we see it in our area. (as of 3/12/2026)
Also – Be advised, people who are not vaccinated will have to quarantine for 21 days after an exposure – This is a DPH/ CDC rule that is non-negotiable. From information we have received, these may be considered UNEXCUSED absences (esp. for high school students who need “seat time.”)
Measles typically lasts about 10 to 14 days, with the full illness cycle (from exposure to recovery) usually spanning two to three weeks.
The characteristic, contagious red rash appears 7–18 days after exposure and lasts 4–7 days before fading. People are contagious from 4 days before the rash appears until 4 days after.
Key Measles Timeline:
· Incubation Period: 7–14 days (up to 21 days) after exposure, where there are no symptoms.
· Initial Symptoms (Days 1–4): High fever (up to 104°F or 40°C), cough, runny nose, and conjunctivitis.
· Rash Phase (Days 4–7+):
A red, blotchy rash starts on the face/hairline, spreads downward, and lasts about 5–6 days.
A measles rash starts as flat red spots on the face (hairline/behind ears) and spreads down the body, blending into blotches, appearing red/pink on light skin or brown/purple on dark skin, typically appearing after fever, cough, runny nose, and Koplik's spots (white spots in mouth), and doesn't usually itch but can flake as it fades.
Also – Be advised, people who are not vaccinated will have to quarantine for 21 days after an exposure – This is a DPH/ CDC rule that is non-negotiable. From information we have received, these may be considered UNEXCUSED absences (esp. for high school students who need “seat time.”)
Measles typically lasts about 10 to 14 days, with the full illness cycle (from exposure to recovery) usually spanning two to three weeks.
The characteristic, contagious red rash appears 7–18 days after exposure and lasts 4–7 days before fading. People are contagious from 4 days before the rash appears until 4 days after.
Key Measles Timeline:
· Incubation Period: 7–14 days (up to 21 days) after exposure, where there are no symptoms.
· Initial Symptoms (Days 1–4): High fever (up to 104°F or 40°C), cough, runny nose, and conjunctivitis.
· Rash Phase (Days 4–7+):
A red, blotchy rash starts on the face/hairline, spreads downward, and lasts about 5–6 days.
- Recovery: Most people feel better about 10 days after symptoms start, but a cough may last for up to two weeks.
- Contagious Period: A person is contagious 4 days before the rash appears until 4 days after.
- Severe Cases: While most recover in 10-14 days, complications can extend the illness significantly.
- Vaccination: The MMR vaccine is the best prevention.
A measles rash starts as flat red spots on the face (hairline/behind ears) and spreads down the body, blending into blotches, appearing red/pink on light skin or brown/purple on dark skin, typically appearing after fever, cough, runny nose, and Koplik's spots (white spots in mouth), and doesn't usually itch but can flake as it fades.
