Staying Home from School

Staying Home from School

If a student stays home due to illness, then the following protocol should be followed.  

1. Notify the office that your child will be absent, please give the reason for the absence.
2. The child may return to school if they have a doctor’s note and have been symptom/fever free for at least 72 hours OR have a negative COVID test result and have been symptom/fever free for at least 72 hours OR have isolated for 10 days and have been symptom/fever free for at least 72 hours.
3. Students can access Google Classroom to complete work while they are out of school.

We understand that students may stay home because they are not feeling well, but not necessarily having specific COVID symptoms.  Unfortunately with so many unknowns to COVID, we must follow this same protocol for any child who stays home sick.  We want to take every precaution necessary to keep our school community healthy and safe.  We ask for your cooperation and support in this matter.

Symptoms of COVID-19 (Does not include all possible symptoms)

 •Temperature 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher (or school board policy if threshold is lower)

 • Sore throat 

• New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (for students with chronic allergic/ asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline)

 • Diarrhea, nausea or vomiting, abdominal pain

 • New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever

 • New loss of taste or smell