Risk Mitigation for In-person Unit and Council Events
In accordance with updated recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and local and state health agencies, Palmetto Council is updating its recommended guidance for in-person meetings and events.
Before resuming any meetings or changing COVID precautions check with your charter partner to ensure they approve. Rules or guidance from your charter partner must be followed. Please respect their wishes.
Individuals at higher risk of severe illness (older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions) should consult their physician prior to participation in any group activities.
All participants should review their current health prior to participating in any activity. Individuals with temperatures and other symptoms of COVID-19 should not participate.
To maximize protection from the Omicron variant and prevent possibly spreading it to others, fully vaccinated people should wear a mask while indoors.
Unvaccinated individuals should continue taking preventative measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19. These include wearing a mask, staying 6 feet apart, and washing hands regularly.
All units should continue to keep a detailed roster of participants for all meetings and activities, so they are prepared in the event that contact tracing is required.
Unvaccinated individuals and those who have completed the primary series of recommended vaccine, but have not received a recommended booster shot when eligible who believe they may have been exposed to Coronavirus must quarantine for 5-days prior to participation in any Scouting activity.
People who are fully vaccinated, including boosters and additional primary shots for some immunocompromised people, do NOT need to quarantine after contact with someone who had COVID-19 unless they have symptoms. However, fully vaccinated people should get tested at least 5 days after their exposure, even if they don’t have symptoms and wear a mask indoors in public for 10-days following exposure
Individuals, regardless of vaccination status, who have had COVID-19 (confirmed by testing positive using a viral test) within the last 90 days and have subsequently recovered and remain without COVID-19 symptoms do not need to quarantine or get tested after close contact.
Proper sanitation and the ability for handwashing should be present at all events.
Sleeping arrangements on camping trips should be limited to one person per tent, unless all occupants of the tent are fully vaccinated.
Carpooling to events may resume as long as all members of the carpool are fully vaccinated. Unvaccinated individuals are encouraged to continue traveling within their family unit.
All local, state, and federal safety guidelines should be followed. Please review guidelines for not only your unit’s meeting location, but the location of any camping/activity destination. Regardless of vaccination status, all scouting members are encouraged to continue respecting any mask mandates in place at meeting or event venues.
Ensure all BSA Youth Protection guidelines are adhered to.
It is recommended that these guidelines be shared with each member of your unit and posted during all meetings and activities.