Student Illness: When to keep a child home from school

*If your child develops a fever (temperature over 37.5°), keep him/her home. Your 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 your doctor regarding how long your child should stay home OR keep your child home for 5 days after the onset of symptoms (day of onset is day 0). Your child may return to school on day 6 as long as he/she has 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 your doctor regarding how long your child should stay home OR keep your child home for 5 days after the onset of symptoms (day of onset is day 0). Your child may return to school on day 6 as long as he or she has been fever free for 48 hours. If your child is coughing, please have him/her wear a mask.
If your child has multiple episodes of vomiting and/or diarrhea, keep him/her home until symptom-free for at least 12 hours.