Lanness Robinson explains the process involved when an athlete tests positive. The athlete is quarantined immediately, and the school will initiate contact tracing. This is based on someone being exposed to an infected individual for more than fifteen minutes while not following social distance protocol and not wearing a mask. After the quarantine is completed there is a five stage return to play process very similar to the concussion protocol.
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