quarantine – Ponca City Now

CDC and OSDH issue new shortened isolation and quarantine guidelines

Tuesday, January 4 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public School students return to classes on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. The CDC and OSDH issued new shortened isolation and quarantine guidelines based on specific criteria that became effective Dec. 27, 2021. Additional information can be found by visiting

PCPS approves Gov. Stitt’s Close Quarantine Guidelines

Tuesday, May 11 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public Schools Board of Education approved Governor Kevin Stitt's Close Contact Quarantine Guidelines at the May Meeting on Monday, May 10. Previously, PCPS has followed CDC Close Contact Quarantine Guidelines. The new guidelines are posted below.

Letter from Ponca City Superintendent Regarding Governor’s New Quarantine Guidance

Monday, January 18 by Lyman James

January 17, 2021PCPS Families:Governor Stitt held a press conference last week and announced Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) new proposed guidance related to quarantine protocols for students in Oklahoma schools.The non-mandatory changes to quarantine protocols: • Pertain ONLY to students exposed in a classroom setting. • Authorize schools to modify the quarantine protocols to allow...

PCPS Follow-up to Governor’s New Quarantine Guidelines

Tuesday, January 12 by Lyman James

PCPS Families, The announcement from Governor Stitt’s press release regarding a possible change in quarantines was new information for all of us. Schools had no notice or no warning this announcement was coming. We have no written guidance from the Oklahoma State Department of Health, and we will make no changes to our...