Students must stay home if they have:
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Symptoms of COVID-19 (see below).
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Have been in close contact with someone who has confirmed COVID-19 or is presumptively positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days. (Exception: health care or EMS workers and staff associates who wore proper personal protective equipment.)
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Influenza: Children may have the flu if they have a fever along with body aches, chills, sore throat or cough. Children must stay home until they are symptom-free for 24 hours.
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Rashes: If children have rashes along with a fever or other signs of illness, they must see a health care provider and be cleared to return to school.
Call your child’s school nurse if you have questions, or call Health Services at 360-662-1070.
Symptoms of COVID-19
Please visit the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for the most up-to-date guidance on signs and symptoms of COVID-19 as well as an online self-checker.
Symptoms include:
- Fever (at or above 100.4°) or feeling feverish without having taken fever-reducing medication
- Chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Unusual fatigue
- Head or muscle aches
- Recent loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite
More Information
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