We continue to see a variety of illnesses affecting students and staff at school including respiratory illness and gastrointestinal illness. Below are some reminders of our recommendations if staff or students are ill. We appreciate all efforts to minimize the spread of illness in our schools!
We ask students and staff to stay home with any potentially contagious illnesses or symptoms including the following:
Vomiting/diarrhea-must be 24 hours symptom free before returning to school
Fever 100.4 or greater -home until fever free without use of medication for 24 hours
Any infection requiring antibiotic-keep your student home until they have been on antibiotics for 24 hours
Persistent cough that disrupts normal activity other than an asthma related cough
Unexplained rash-may return once evaluated by a healthcare provider and rash is not contagious or no longer contagious
Influenza, colds, COVID-stay home until fever free without medication for 24 hours feeling well enough to be at school
Any other symptoms or illness that impedes a student’s ability to learn or staff’s ability to work.
There is no longer any isolation/quarantine requirement for COVID. If you suspect your student has COVID, please follow the guidelines above for all illnesses. Our schools no longer test for COVID or have COVID tests available to send home. Free COVID tests are available at the Ilsley Library and Middlebury Rescue.
Your student should see a healthcare provider for a cough that is not improving, shortness of breath, wheezing or other abnormal breathing, sore throat that does not improve, fever 105 or higher or a fever of 100.4 or higher that lasts more than 3 days.
