COVID Assumption of Risk Waiver

AGREEMENT TO ADHERE TO COVID PROTOCOLS AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

In response to the novel coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”), Saints Faith, Hope, & Charity Religious Education (“FHCRE”) closed beginning in March of 2020 to limit the spread of COVID-19. Our State and local public health departments have now indicated it is safe to resume in-person instruction for the 2020-2021 school year provided measures are in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. To this end, for the 2020- 2021 school year, FHCRE has developed and implemented its plan to limit or reduce the spread of COVID-19 by attending Religious Education activities in accordance with the guidance issued by our State and local departments of public health.

However, it is imperative that you understand that even with this plan in place, FHCRE cannot guarantee that your child will not contract COVID-19 as there are no known measures at this time to completely eliminate the possibility of infection. As a result, attending in-person instruction and/or participating in any Religious Education activities exposes your child and/or your child(ren) to risk of contracting COVID-19. FHCRE has developed on online learning option for children who do not wish to take any such risk.

PARENT/STUDENT AGREEMENT TO ADHERE TO COVID PROTOCOLS

I/we acknowledge and agree that: *

1. I am aware of and have been offered the parish’s online learning option;

2. I will read and agree to follow the parish’s COVID-19 procedures and will review them with my child(ren);

3. I will notify the Director of Religious Education if my/our child(ren) or anyone living in my home has contracted COVID-19 and I will self-quarantine my child(ren) if I determine he/she has been exposed to COVID-19;

4. Before attending in-person instruction or event whether on campus or off-campus, I will make certain my child is not ill, not displaying any COVID-19 symptoms, will check his/her temperature to ensure he/she does not have a fever and I will not send my child(ren) to in-person instruction or events in her/has a fever.

5. Religious Education staff have the discretion to determine whether a child is ill by asking him/her how he/she is feeling and taking his/her body temperature, or potentially contagious, and whether it is in the best interests of the child, other children and Religious Education staff, to mandate that your child(ren) be picked up from school at the time of that determination and that you will immediately pick your child(ren) up from Religious Education upon receiving such notice;

6. If I keep my child(ren) home because he/she/they are not feeling well, displays symptoms of COVID-19, has been exposed to someone with COVID-19 or my child is sent home because he/she is displaying COVID-19 symptoms, he/she may return to Religious Education after being released by my treating medical provider or in accordance with the then prevailing guidance of our State and local health department.

7. I/we will notify the Director of Religious Education if my/our child(ren) or anyone in our household travels to or has traveled to a state or country experiencing widespread or ongoing community spread of COVID-19 and will self-quarantine for 14-days.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK

I acknowledge that sending my child(ren) for in-person instruction and/or to participate in Religious Education activities involves certain risks due to the COVID pandemic may pose a threat to the safety of my child(ren). I expressly acknowledge the due to the contagious nature of COVID-19, my child(ren) may be exposed to and/or contract COVID-19 by attending in-person instruction, and/or by participating in related activities, and that, if infected, the risks include personal injury, illness, permanent disability, and death despite the implementation of and adherence to its COVID procedures as there are no known processes to eliminate all risk of spread or infection. I hereby assume all risk of my child(ren) attending in-person Religious Education instruction, and/or by participating in related activities, and take responsibility for all such risk and any injury or damage that I and/or my minor child(ren) may suffer as a result of attending Religious Education and/or participating in Religious Education activities. I acknowledge that, despite the aforementioned risks, I will review the Religious Education COVID protocols with my child(ren) and adhere to all school COVID protocols stated herein and that may change from time to time.

WAIVER OF LIABILITY

To the fullest extent permitted by law, I further agree on behalf of myself and my child(ren) and my heirs, executors, agents, successors and assigns, hereby agree to waive, relinquish, release, defend, indemnify, hold harmless and covenant not to sue FHCRE, and the Catholic Bishop of Chicago, an Illinois corporation sole, and their employees, volunteers, agents, representatives, insurers, attorneys, successors and assigns ("Indemnitees") from and against any and all claims, charges, demands, suits, and causes of action, whether known or unknown, past, present or future, including, but not limited to, any and all costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees, by reason of any injury, illness or death, and damage or loss to person or property, or any other harm to myself or to any person or property, whether caused by negligence or for any other reason arising out of, in connection with, or in any manner related to attendance at school or participation in school activities, including but not limited to any claims of negligent exposure.

BY MY SIGNATURE BELOW, I HAVE READ THIS DOCUMENT, FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS CONTENTS AND FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO ADHERE TO THE COVID PROTOCOLS, ACKNOWLEDGE AND ASSUME THE RISKS, AND ACCEPT THE WAIVER OF LIABILITY.

For Electronic Submissions - I acknowledge and accept my typed name and signature (below) will serve as a valid electronic signature. This electronic signature is the legal equivalent of my manual signature on this document.

Parent/Legal Guardian Name: *

Date: * +

Parent/Legal Guardian Signature: *

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