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Illness Guidelines

Infection control procedures are important means of reducing the risk of transmitting infectious diseases and promoting health and safety for the school community. Please follow these guidelines to determine whether your student is well enough to attend school. These will also be used to dismiss students and staff when symptoms develop while at school. Dismissal of a student or staff with suspected COVID-19 symptoms will be done in accordance with the school district protocol by the building-based school nurses.

Please remain at home if these symptoms are present:

  • Fever or Chills: temperature over 100.4 F
  • Cough: not due to asthma or other physician documented chronic respiratory conditions
  • Sore Throat: when in combination with other symptoms
  • Congestion or Runny Nose: any nasal discharge that is not clear (ie: yellow, green) when in combination with other symptoms
  • Shortness of Breath or Difficulty Breather
  • Muscle or Body Aches: not due to a strained or pulled muscle
  • Headache: when in combination with other symptoms
  • Fatigue: unusual tiredness not due to increased activity or lack of sleep; when in combination with other symptoms
  • Nausea or Vomiting 
  • Diarrhea: frequent, loose, watery stools
  • Abdominal Pain: greater than 2 hours or intermittent pain with fever or other symptoms
  • Rash: any rash of unknown cause, or a rash that has blistered or has discharge.  Children must be rash free to return to school or bring a physician’s note stating they are not contagious
  • Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis): signs of pink eye include red, itchy eye(s) often accompanied by a yellowish discharge.  Conjunctivitis needs to be seen and treated by a physician before returning to school.

Students/Staff may return to school/work when:

  • Fever free without medicine for 24 hours. 
  • Vomiting or diarrhea has not occurred during the last 24 hours and small meals are able to be tolerated.
  • 24 hours after the first dose of antibiotics for any physician diagnosed illness, such as an ear infection, pink eye, strep throat, or pneumonia.

For Covid-19 positive test symptoms, please call your school nurse to discuss your return to school guidance based on the most current district, state, and national guidelines.

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