Return to School - Guidelines for Parents

Dear Parents and Guardians:

With the newly updated COVID-19 guidance from the CDC released this week, we want to keep our families informed of the changes. Students experiencing any COVID-19 symptom (listed below) during the school day must be excluded from school.

Fever (100.0 or greater) or Chills	Cough
Headache (moderate)	Sore Throat
Vomiting	Difficulty Breating/Shortness of Breath
Diarrhea	Muscle or Body Aches
Fatigue	New Loss of Taste/Smell

According to CDC/IDPH Guidance:

 Your child will need to stay home for:

• At least 24 hours after fever has resolved (without fever-reducing medication)  - AND -

• All other symptoms have improved  - AND -

• It has been at least 5 days since the onset of symptoms

 Students may return in fewer than 5 days after meeting one of these conditions:

• With doctor’s note stating alternate diagnosis as a reason for symptoms  - OR -

• With documentation of negative COVID-19 test

A negative PCR test is recommended (not required) to return from close contact exclusion or a positive COVID-19 case.