Student Illness: When to keep a child home from school

*If your child develops a fever (temperature over 37.5°) keep them home. The child may return to school after being fever free for 24 hours without the use of any fever reducing medication.

• If your child tests positive for COVID-19, follow instructions from the physician regarding isolation guidelines OR keep your child home for 5 days after the onset of symptoms (day of onset is day 0) and the child may return to school on day 6 as long as they have been fever free for 24 hours and any symptoms (coughing, sneezing, sore throat, etc.) have improved. We ask that your child wear a mask after returning to school until day 10.
• If your child tests positive for influenza, follow instructions from the physician regarding how long the child should stay home.