The following information is provided by the Center for Disease Control
Maintaining School Operational Status: Per CDC
Changes in school operational status (i.e., virtual, hybrid, closure) are not recommended as a routine infection prevention and control strategy. Changes to short-term virtual or closure status are not generally needed and decisions to make these changes should take into account the potential for educational, social, and economic impacts on children and families. Any changes in school operational status should be made in coordination with local health authorities and other impacted community partners. Schools should work with local health authorities to stay open and provide safe, continuous, in-person learning to the greatest extent feasible for all students. Schools can use the layered prevention strategies contained in this guidance to help achieve this aim.
Stay at Home:
If someone has the following symptoms, they should stay home because their illness could affect their ability to participate in school and there is concern that they might spread an infection to staff and students.
Fever, including a fever with a new rash.
Vomiting more than twice in the preceding 24 hours.
Diarrhea that causes ‘accidents’, is bloody, or results in greater than two bowel movements above what the child normally experiences in a 24-hour period.
Respiratory virus symptoms that are worsening or not improving and not better explained by another cause such as seasonal allergies.
Return to School:
For the general symptoms described in the stay at home when sick section of this guidance, policies can allow return to the school setting when:
The child has not had a fever (and is not using fever-reducing medicine) for at least 24 hours.
Fever with a new rash has been evaluated by a healthcare provider and fever has resolved.
Vomiting has resolved overnight and the child can hold down food / liquids in the morning.
Diarrhea has improved, the child is no longer having accidents or is having bowel movements no more than 2 above normal per 24-hour period for the child.
Respiratory virus symptoms are getting
better overall
for at least 24 hours. Students and staff returning after a respiratory illness can consider
additional actions
to reduce spread.