2024 - 2025 COVID Protocols

During the 2024 - 2025 school year, Health Services continues to evaluate our COVID-19 health clinic protocols, which reflect current public health guidance, and are summarized below:

• Symptomatic students will be evaluated by the school nurse and will be sent home based on the severity of their symptoms and/or the presence of a fever.
• Students sick enough to be sent home by the nurse or school administrator should be picked up by a parent/guardian. No school transportation will be provided.
• Students may return to school when they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication, and their symptoms have improved.
• Verified negative COVID-19 test results are NOT required for a student to return to school.
• School staff will continue to stress to families the importance of keeping a student home if they are ill. 
• If a student or member of staff tests positive for COVID-19 they should consult with their medical provider for guidance. Families and staff should use good judgment when determining when to return to school or work after any illness, consistent with the current sick policy.  Nurses will not determine or monitor return to school/work dates.
• Masks are optional for staff, students, community partners, and visitors during the school day and at school-sponsored functions.