Student and staff safety is a top priority for the York County School Division. We believe that safety and security, student wellness, and positive relationships between and among staff, students, and families are all important components of student success. For student wellness, administrators, school nurses, and physical education teachers work with central office staff to promote good nutrition and physical activity. Wellness programs are reviewed annually. Input regarding school wellness may be provided to the .
In addition to comprehensive crisis management plans, the division provides a variety of programs, activities and resources on topics such as violence prevention, alcohol and other drug prevention, internet safety, concussion awareness, and student behavioral, social, and emotional support.
24/7 Emergency Services: | |
Life-Threatening Emergency | 911 |
Avalon Shelter (Domestic Violence) | 757-258-5051 |
Child Abuse Hotline | 1-800-552-7096 |
Colonial Behavioral Health | 757-378-5555 |
Riverside Behavioral Health | 757-827-1001 |
Suicide Prevention Hotline | 988 |
Information, Referral, and Assessment: | |
Greater Williamsburg Child Assessment Center | 757-753-4047 |
Greater Williamsburg Network of Care | |
United Way Community Resource Center | 757-229-2222 |
Parent-Child Resources: | |
York/Poquoson Department of Social Services | 757-890-3787 |
Voluntary Student Accident Insurance
York County School Division has partnered with K&K insurance to offer Voluntary Student Accident Insurance. Student accident insurance can reimburse you for your child's eligible medical expenses due to accidents that occur at home or at school. Interested families will pay a one-time payment for the coverage option of their choice.
YCSD COVID-19 Guidance for Schools and Parents
For the vast majority of the COVID-19 pandemic, YCSD relied solely on VDH guidance. Below you will find YCSD guidance, grounded in current VDH guidance, to schools and families as we enter the 2022-23 school year. The division does reserve the right to add school-wide mitigation layers in the case of outbreak or significantly increased community transmission:
Face Coverings
There are no masks required of staff or students; however, any individual who wishes to continue to mask, including those who face higher risk from COVID-19, may do so as an option.
Testing
Made available through State funding, YCSD has a ready supply of COVID-19 home testing kits available through school nurses for staff and students.
Isolation and Quarantine Guidance
VDH makes the following suggestions and YCSD, per Policy JHCC - Communicable Diseases, encourages staff and students to follow the guidance below. YCSD will honor COVID-19 related absences as excused.
Quarantine is no longer routinely recommended for asymptomatic individuals after exposure to COVID-19 infected individuals.
Symptomatic persons (regardless of vaccination status) should begin isolation at home and undergo testing as recommended by their healthcare provider(s). The day symptoms began should be counted as day 0.
Persons who test positive (regardless of vaccination status) should isolate themselves at home for at least 5 days. If they are asymptomatic or symptoms are resolving and they have been fever-free for 24 hours, they may return to programming after Day 5, provided: