Health and Safety Protocols

District 99 Requirements per the CDC:

• Notify the school if your student tests positive for COVID-19:
  • call attendance OR use Home Access Center (please write in the “comment” section that the student is Positive for COVID-19.)
  • A nurse will call you to gather more information, identify the date of return, and will connect you with a student success coordinator that will assist your student with missing class and schoolwork.
• Isolate for 5 full days after onset of symptoms or positive test, whichever is earlier. 
• Your student may return to activities and school on day 6, if they no longer have fever, vomiting, or diarrhea for a full 24 hours prior to returning, and are otherwise improving.
• It is requested that your student mask on days 6-10 of their illness upon return to school. 
• District 99 staff will no longer be contact tracing and quarantining individuals exposed to positive cases.
• Masks are required in the school health office.
• If a nurse assesses that your child has symptoms of COVID-19 while in school, they will request the student go home and be tested for COVID-19, and offer a free BinaxNow test to send home with your student.

CDC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LOW, MEDIUM, AND HIGH TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19

At all COVID-19 Community Levels:

• Stay up to date on vaccination, including recommended booster doses.
• Maintain ventilation improvements.
• Avoid contact with people who have suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
• Follow recommendations for isolation if you have suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
• Follow the recommendations for what to do if you are exposed to someone with COVID-19.
• If you are at high risk of getting very sick, talk with a healthcare provider about additional prevention actions.
   

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