Reporting Illness
Hello,
If your child tests positive for Covid, Influenza, RSV or any other contagious disease, please notify the school.
If your child tests positive for COVID-19, they must stay home for at least 5 days and isolate from others in your home. You are likely most infectious during these first 5 days.
- Have your child Wear a high-quality maskaround others at home
- Do not go places where they are unable to wear a mask. For travel guidance, see CDC’s Travel webpage.
- Stay home and separate from others as much as possible. Do not go places where they are unable to wear a mask. For travel guidance, see CDC’s Travel webpage.
- Use a separate bathroom, if possible.
- Take steps to improve ventilationat home, if possible.
- Don’t share personal household items, like cups, towels, and utensils.
- Monitor symptoms. If they having an emergency warning sign(like trouble breathing), seek emergency medical care immediately.
- A mask must be word when returning to school for a total of ten days from testing positive or start of symptoms.
- Learn more about what to do if you or your child has COVID-19 at
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.htm
Thank You,
Sylvia Eppinger RN, MSN, CSN
School Nurse