Students experiencing COVID-19 like illness must be excluded from school. According to current guidelines from the CDC, common COVID-19 symptoms among children may include:
• Fever (greater than 100.4) or chills.
• Fatigue
• Headache
• Sore Throat
• New loss of taste or smell
• New uncontrolled cough (a change from your regular cough)
• Muscle or body aches
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Night Sweats
According to CDC guidance Your child will need to stay home for:
• At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared AND
• At least 24 hours have passed since last fever without the use of fever reducing medications
AND
• Symptoms have improved
Students may return in fewer than 10 days with school nurse (RN) verification of one of the following:
• Medical documentation of alternate diagnosis as reason for symptoms OR
• Documentation of negative COVID test