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Fever or vomiting - If your child is sick, s/he should stay home, and if they have a fever or have vomited, it must be 24 hours after the fever or vomiting has ended that they can return to school. Your child cannot remain at school if they have a fever or vomiting.
Conjunctivitis ("Pink eye") - This usually presents as itchy red eyes with discharge and is very contagious. Students must be put on antibiotic eyedrops before returning to school.
Strep throat - Symptoms include sore throat that can start very quickly, pain when swallowing, fever, red & swollen tonsils sometimes with white patches or streaks of pus, petechiae on the soft or hard palate (tiny, red spots on the roof of mouth). The tiny spots are not a telltale sign of strep, so if you suspect it, take your child to the doctor to get tested. If diagnosed with strep, a student must be on antibiotics for 24 hours before returning to make sure they are no longer contagious.
Respiratory Virus/Covid-19 - In March 2024, the CDC updated the guidance for Covid-19 and other respiratory viruses. Below is the guidance received from the Stephenson County Health Dept.:
CDC announced that they are streamlining COVID-19 guidance for isolation to be in line with all respiratory viruses, and to make guidance simple, clear and easy to understand.
If you are sick, stay home
Seek testing and treatment (particularly if at high-risk for severe disease)
Return to normal activities when symptoms have been getting better overall for 24 hours, and if a fever was present, it has been gone for 24 hours without use of a fever-reducing medication.
Once people resume normal activities, they are encouraged to take precaution for the next 5 days to curb disease spread, such as:
Taking more steps for cleaner air,
Enhancing hygiene practices,
Wearing a well-fitting mask,
Keeping a distance from others, and/or
Getting testing to inform your actions to prevent spread to others.
If you have no symptoms but tested positive for a common seasonal respiratory virus then please take precautions such as masking, enhanced hygiene practices, social distancing for the next 5 days after the positive test.