Level One

(Low Risk)

·    No spread of the pandemic flu in Karachi.

·    Minimal number (1-50) of reported cases in Pakistan, all limited to medical facilities.

·    KAS community is encouraged to take their own temperature/record the result twice a day.

·    Requires either an KAS ID or interview about travel and symptoms using Campus Access  Interview form.

·    Assess temperatures of visitors.

·    Regular school program.

·    Daily homework provided by teacher for any student on home quarantine.

·    E-mail the best option

·    All regularly scheduled activities are allowed.

·    Non-KAS visitors must be interviewed for travel and symptoms (use check-in form)

·    All regularly scheduled events are allowed.

·    Non-KAS visitors must be interviewed for travel and symptoms (use check-in form)

·    Field trips allowed, but not to infected areas and must be approved by Head of School.

·    Continual disinfecting by cleaning personnel.

·    All Food Service and Health Office workers must wear gloves/masks.

·    Normal working conditions.

·    All faculty and staff report.

·    Normal emergency medical protocols using Agha Khan University Hospital

·    Use of periodic email and updates to the web page to faculty and community.

·    Classroom instruction to ensure students understand proper hygiene.

Level Two

(Moderate Risk)

·    Very limited spread to definable Karachi locations.

·    Increasing number of “probable” cases reported (50-200) in Pakistan.

·    No KAS students, families, faculty or staff identified with pandemic flu.

·    Student attendance remains high, 90-100%.

·    Knowledge of pandemic flu/behavior remains unchanged (i.e., contagiousness, etc.)

·    Advisories (health) for travel to Pakistan

·    Only to KAS students, their parents

·    Anyone else by appointment only

·    ID’s must be worn by every non-KAS adult at all times while on campus.

·    Assess temperatures of 100% of people on campus before entering facility as extra precaution

·    Regular school program.

·    Homework for any quarantined students provided.

·    Confirm a contingency plan for administering AP exams

·    All regularly scheduled  co-curricular programs are allowed.

·    All fundraising food sales on campus must stop.

·    Only KAS students and families allowed on campus.

·   All special events and community gatherings are cancelled.

·    No large faculty or staff gatherings. 

·    Field trips discontinue.

·    SAISA travel stops

·    Continual disinfecting throughout the day.

·    Professional disinfecting every 3 days.

·    All Food Service workers must wear gloves/masks.

·    All vendors must have temps taken, not allowed on campus w/o invite.

·    Normal working conditions.

·    All faculty and staff report to work after assessing temperatureat home.

·    Board calls a meeting to form Emergency Committee.

·    Normal emergency medical protocol using US Consulate recommended hospitals unless community spread of pandemic flu within the hospital.

·    Daily email and web page updates to faculty and community on status of pandemic flu in Pakistan and impact on school program.

·    Classroom instruction to ensure students understand protocol and proper hygiene.

Level Three

(Medium Risk)

·    One or more defined KAS student, family, faculty or staff with pandemic flu.

·    Increased community spread of bird flu in Karachi (clear evidence of transfer in public places).

·    “Probable”  pandemic flu cases increases (200-500) in Northern

·    Pakistan.

·    Consulate decides to allow “authorized” departure (voluntary) of employees.

·    Average student attendance below 80-90%

·    Increasing evidence of restricted air travel out of Pakistan.

·    New knowledge of pandemic flu/behavior emerges (i.e., contagiousness etc.)

·   Continue to assess temperatures of 100% of those on campus.

·   Campus closed to non-KAS visitors (no exceptions)

·   Regular school program –through EDLINE

·   self-selecting to stay at home or exit Pakistan.

·   All students exit campus by no later than 3:15PM.

·   Co-curricular, intramural program suspended.

·   Large gatherings are not allowed.

·   All special events and community gatherings are cancelled.

·   No large faculty or staff gatherings

·   Field trips discontinue.

·   SAISA travel stops

·    Food Services discontinued.

·   Emergency Committee meets to determine how the school should continue to operate with “authorized” departure in force.

·   Voluntary departure of foreign faculty allowed.

·   Use only hospitals that are rated most highly for proper pandemic flu prevention and containment procedures.

·   Hospital list provided to KAS families and faculty.

·   Daily email and web page updates to faculty and community.

·   Daily classroom instruction to explain situation and to emphasize proper hygiene.

Level Four

(High Risk)

·    Spread of pandemic flu within the KAS community.

·    “Probable” pandemic flu cases exceed 400–500 in Karachi.

·    Karachi government directs that schools be closed.

·    Consulate advises “ordered” departure of their personnel.

·    Evidence that Karachi hospitals are unable to manage or meet health care needs related to the infectious disease

Evidence of restricted airline travel to the USA, Canada, Europe, and attendance issues

·    No classes held on campus.

·    School facility closed to all but essential KAS personnel for in-determinant period of time, depending on the time of year closing takes place.

·    Campus quarantine.

·    NONE

·    Edline assignments and E-mail

·    Not applicable – school facility closed.

·    Not applicable – school facility closed.

·    School closed.

·    Necesssary  cleaning and maintenance.

·    Total cleaning and disinfectant of all facilities

·   Emergency Committee calls an emergency meeting to determine procedures for closing the school facility, how to continue to support student learning, reduction of force.

– school facility closed.

Campus residents use Agha Khan if possible

·    Daily updates on the KAS web page to faculty and community.

·    Further communication using the online learning link.