Expectations Regarding Daily Health Screening FOR STUDENTS:
Be sure parents understand that we are counting on them to screen their child for illness every morning before they send them off to school. The district will NOT be providing a DAILY health screening for either students or staff. Provide Link to Student Screener.
· Students exhibiting any of the following symptoms should remain home and not attend school: (Student Illness Exclusion Letter).
· Fever (greater than 100.4);
· Sore throat;
· New uncontrolled cough, that causes difficulty breathing (for students with chronic allergic/ asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline);
· Diarrhea, vomiting or abdominal pain;
· New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever. ***
· Other symptoms listed by the CDC include chills, fatigue/muscle or body ache, new loss of taste or smell, and congestion or runny nose. Many children have very mild or no signs or symptoms of illness.
· Educate parents on recognizing serious warning signs and when to seek emergency medical attention.
· Expectations for Picking up Ill Students: Make sure parents understand that if their child becomes ill while at school, they need to have a plan for timely pick up. The CDC states that in developing plans for placing students with symptoms in an isolation area, schools should be mindful of appropriate safeguards to ensure that students are isolated in a non-threatening manner, within the line of sight of adults, and for very short periods of time.
Other Considerations:
· It will be important for families to emphasize and model healthy behaviors at home and to talk to their children about changes to expect this school year (social distancing, face coverings, hand hygiene). Consider using this checklist for families to prepare for in-person education.
· Provide information for families on requirement for mask and mask exemptions.
· Provide general information on the school/district procedure if there is a positive COVID-19 case in their child’s school building.
