Spaces and Signs (COVID-19)
In Rye Neck School District’s four schools in Mamaroneck, NY, signs remind students and staff to maintain six feet distance, wear masks and wash hands after using bathrooms. The district invested in cleaning supplies, plexiglass barriers, and hand sanitizers. Windowless rooms are equipped with air filtration systems, while water fountains are covered. Chairs in classrooms and cafeteria are spaced six feet apart and wall and floor signs tell students and staff on which side of the corridors they should walk or which staircase they should use.
A poster and blue floor markings remind students to maintain distance during the morning arrival. Rye Neck Middle School.
Outdoor signs remind students and staff to maintain social distancing and wear masks. F. E. Bellows Elementary.
Panther paws on the floor tell students where to stand before entering the cafeteria (panther is Rye Neck's mascot). F. E. Bellows Elementary.
Pleaxiglass divider is standing next to the entry door in the hallway. In the morning a teacher stands behind the divider while checking students' temperature. Rye Neck Middle School.
Arrows on the floor remind students and staff on which side of the corridor they should walk. Each student's supplies are kept in separate bins in the hallway to prevent crowding inside the classrooms. Daniel Warren Elementary.
Desks are spaced six feet apart in the classrooms. Daniel Warren Elementary.
In the classrooms, desks are spaced six feet apart and classrooms without windows are equiped with air-fliltration systems (in the back). Rye Neck Middle School.
In the classroom, teachers sit behind portable plexiglass dividers. Rye Neck Middle School.
Students and teachers can face each other while separated by plexiglass dividers. Daniel Warren Elementary.
Wall decal reminding students and staff that face masks are required is posted on a pillar in the hallway. Rye Neck High School.
Students can refill their water bottles or fill a cup but can not drink from water fountains. Rye Neck Middle School.
Floor signs remind students where to stand in the bathrooms to maintain distance to other students.. Rye Neck Middle School.
In the bathrooms, posters remind students to observe distancing and wash their hands. Daniel Warren Elementary.
Wall posters in bathrooms remind students to wash their hands for at least 20 seconds.. Rye Neck Middle School.
In the bathrooms, posters remind students how to stop the spread of the germs. F. E. Bellows Elementary.
Bathroom monitor sits in a chair and monitors the number of students that are in bathrooms at any given moment. Rye Neck Middle School.
Arrows remind students and staff that they should use this staircase only to go up to the second floor.. Another staircase is designated for going down from the second floor. Rye Neck Middle School.
Arrows on the floor remind students and staff on which side of the corridor they should walk. Rye Neck Middle School.
Arrows on the floor remind students and staff which side of the stairacse they should use. F. E. Bellows Elementary.
Students sit six feet apart in the music room. Video feed of students who are learning remotly is streamed on the TV in the back. F. E. Bellows Elementary.
Students sit six feet apart in the music room. Hand sanitizer and cleaning supplies are placed on the desk in front of the room. Rye Neck Middle and High School.
Audiorium has been repurposed as a large classroom. Chairs are spaced six feet apart and the wooden planks in the front prevent students from falling into the orchestra. Rye Neck Middle and High School.
Posters and decal outside of an office remind students and staff to maintain six feet distance, wear masks, and observe room's capacity when entering.. Rye Neck Middle and High School.
Posters in cafeteria remind students how to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Rye Neck Middle and High School.
Arrows and decals on the floor remind students and staff on which side of the corridor they should walk and where to stop. F. E. Bellows Elementary.
In the cafeteria, arrows on the floor remind students which way to go. Rye Neck Middle and High School.
Signs on the floor tell students where to stand in the cafeteria. Rye Neck Middle and High School.
Chairs are spaced 6 feet apart in the cafeteria. Chairs are numbered and students always sit in the same chair, which makes it easier to determine who needs to isolate in case a student tests positive for COVID-19. Rye Neck Middle and High School.
Signs on benches in the auditorium tell students where to sit during lunch-time. F. E. Bellows Elementary.
Signs on benches in the auditorium tell students where to sit during lunch-time (students now eat lunch in their classrooms). Daniel Warren Elementary.
Wall decal above hand sanitizer reminds students and staff that face masks are required. Rye Neck High School.
Arrows remind students and staff that they should use this staircase only to go up to the second floor. Another staircase should be used to go down from the second floor. Daniel Warren Elementary.
Plexiglass divider separates students in the occupational therapy room. Daniel Warren Elementary.
Chairs are spaced six feet apart in the library. Chairs are numbered and students are assigned a specific chair, which makes it easier to determine who needs to isolate in case a student tests positive for COVID-19. Rye Neck Middle and High School.
Arrows on the floor remind students and staff on which side of the corridor they should walk. Rye Neck Middle School.