Quarantine Requirements
Individuals traveling to New York from any location that requires quarantine, including states on New York State’s Travel Advisory List must quarantine for 14 days (unless defined as an essential worker).
Skidmore will provide quarantine housing and support to all students who are traveling to campus from any location that requires quarantine, including states on New York State’s Travel Advisory List. Quarantine housing will be in a local hotel in Saratoga Springs and will begin on August 7, 2020.
Students who do not wish to utilize the quarantine housing and support that Skidmore is offering, but instead opt to quarantine in New York on their own upon arrival – for example with family, friends or in housing or hotels of their choice – must followNew York State Department of Health precautionary quarantine requirements.
Students who choose to quarantine in self-selected housing:
- Must be situated in separate quarters with a separate bathroom facility for each individual or family group. Access to a sink with soap, water, and paper towels is necessary. Cleaning supplies (e.g. household cleaning wipes, bleach) must be provided in any shared bathroom.
- Must have a way to self-quarantine from household members as soon as fever or other symptoms develop, in a separate room(s) with a separate door. Given that an exposed person might become ill while sleeping, the exposed person must sleep in a separate bedroom from household members.
- Must not be in public or otherwise leave the quarters that they have identified as suitable.
In addition:
- Food must be delivered to the person’s quarters.
- Quarters must have a supply of face masks for individuals to put on if they become symptomatic.
- Garbage must be bagged and left outside for routine pick up. Special handling is not required.
- A system for temperature and symptom monitoring must be implemented to provide assessment in-place for the quarantined persons in their separate quarters.
- Nearby medical facilities must be notified, if the individual begins to experience more than mild symptoms and may require medical assistance.
- The quarters must be secure against unauthorized access.