As a circus school, we have maintained an extra-cautious stance on COVID throughout this pandemic. We've done this for the protection of our entire community, especially the most vulnerable. We also continue to modify our policies to reflect government policy and community standards.
The COVID public health emergency, first declared by the federal government in 2020, ends today. This means that COVID-19 is now being treated like any other respiratory illness.
As of today, we have sold services to patrons through the summer (e.g., summer camp) with a vaccination requirement in place. Since customers made their purchases with that understanding, we will keep our vaccination requirement in place through the summer session, which ends on September 3, 2023.
When we open for the fall session on September 5, COVID vaccinations will continue to be strongly recommended, but they will no longer be required.
This doesn't mean, however, that we are just giving up on fighting disease. All of our other risk mitigation measures will remain in place:
- Masks will continue to be encouraged, and accepted at any time for any reason.
- We will use a combination of open doors/windows and air filters to maximize ventilation and fresh air.
- We will continue to encourage handwashing, which decreases the spread of all kinds of communicable diseases.
- We ask that community members inform us when they test positive for COVID, and we will continue to inform other potentially exposed community members through our rapid-response email system.
- PLUS, the California state government has supplied us with a BUNCH of free COVID tests, so if acquiring one through your insurance or government program isn't working for you, just ask at the Front Desk – we'd be happy to help.
If you have questions about our policies, please contact us. Thank you in advance for working with us to continue to ensure the health and safety of our community!