COVID/Flu Information
COVID-19/Flu Guidance 25–26 School Year
We are dedicated to the health and safety of our students and community. As we continue to work with state/local health officials, we will keep you updated on current exclusion criteria for individuals that are positive or experiencing symptoms of COVID or Flu. This page should provide you with information you are looking for as it pertains to schools and COVID-19/FLU. We will update this page as needed throughout this school year.
If your child is sick and has symptoms of COVID or flu, please follow the steps below:
- Keep your child home from school
- Call the school nurse at your child's school to report the illness
- Keep your child home until they meet the criteria to return to school. See criteria below.
Positive Test/Experiencing Symptoms
Any student or staff who has tested positive or diagnosed with COVID or Flu are still required to stay at home and report test results and/or symptoms to the school. The length of the exclusion period is determined by the severity of illness.
Criteria for Returning to School
24 hours since the last fever without using fever-reducing medications
AND
Symptoms are significantly improving
Attendance Coding for COVID/Flu Absences
Absences due to a positive COVID or Flu test or medical diagnosis of COVID or Flu will be exempt from seat-time makeup hours for middle/high school students. You must provide proof of a positive test with a medical note from the doctor to have the absence coded as COVID or FLU.