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    covid screening

    When considering sending your child back to school, please review the following:

    • Fever free (<100 degrees F) for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
    • Free from vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours.
    • Rash: If the cause is unknown, please have your child evaluated by their healthcare provider.
    • Pink eye: Your child should be examined by their healthcare provider and have clearance to return to school.
    • Strep Throat: Your child should be examined by their healthcare provider and have clearance to return to school.
    • COVID or flu-like symptoms: Fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose. 
      • COVID GUIDELINES: 

        • Students and staff with symptoms* of a respiratory virus should stay home and away from others until: 

          • The individual is fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing medication AND 

          • Symptoms are improving, which means the individual is no longer feeling ill and able to participate comfortably in educational and other activities as they did before they were ill. 


          Any remaining symptoms, such as cough or runny nose are mild or infrequent. Individuals can then return to normal activities, but they should take additional precautions for the next five days when they are around other people indoors. These precautions include: 

          • Wearing a well-fitting mask 

          • Taking steps for cleaner air 

          • Practicing good hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette 

          • Physical distancing when around others 

          • Testing for respiratory viruses to determine next steps such as treatment. 

          •  Using at-home COVID-19 tests for screening before being around persons at risk for severe disease.


          *Symptoms can include; fever, chills, fatigue, cough, runny nose, and headache, chest discomfort, chills, cough, decrease in appetite, diarrhea, fatigue (tiredness), fever or feeling feverish, headache, muscle or body aches, new loss of taste or smell, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat, vomiting, weakness, wheezing.

    This is not an all-inclusive list.

    Consider if your child's symptoms are improving, which means your child is no longer feeling ill and is able to participate comfortably in educational and other activities as they did before they were ill. Any remaining symptoms, such as cough or runny nose are mild or infrequent.