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Return to Learn 2020
- Return to Learn 2020
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- COVID-19 District Updates
How can my child return to school after a COVID-19 diagnosis, exposure, or illness?
For students who have experienced at least one COVID-19 symptom, with or without being diagnosed with COVID-19:
Students who have experienced at least one COVID-19 symptom, with or without being diagnosed with COVID-19, should not be in school.
Students can return to school once there is no fever without the use of fever-reducing medicines and they have felt well for 24 hours if they receive confirmation of an alternative diagnosis from a health care provider that would explain the COVID-19-like symptom(s).
Without confirmation of an alternative diagnosis, students should stay home until they (or a family member answering for a younger child) can answer YES to all three of the following questions:
- Has it been at least 10 days since they first had symptoms?
- Has it been at least 24 hours since they had a fever without using fever-reducing medicine?
- Have respiratory symptoms improved, including cough or shortness of breath?
Students are not required to have documentation of a negative test in order to return to school.
If students have a negative COVID-19 test, they can return to school once there is no fever without the use of fever-reducing medicines and they have felt well for 24 hours.
For students who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 but do not have symptoms:
Students who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, but do not have symptoms must remain out of school until 10 days have passed since the date of their first positive COVID-19 diagnostic test.
Students are not required to have documentation of a negative test in order to return to school.
If a student develops symptoms, they cannot return to school until they meet the criteria for students who have experienced at least one symptom.
For students who have been exposed to COVID-19 and do not have symptoms:
Students who have been exposed to COVID-19 and do not have symptoms must remain out of school for 14 days since their last exposure, even if they test negative for COVID-19. If they develop symptoms, they cannot return to school until they meet the criteria for students who have experienced at least one symptom.
