Following CDC and SCPH guidelines, parents/guardians are expected to screen their children for COVID-19 symptoms and check their child’s temperature prior to coming to school each and every day.

Students must remain at home if they have a fever above 100°F or experience any of the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or bodyaches, headache, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion, runny nose, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.

Parents/guardians should have a low threshold for keeping their child home from school if any of the above symptoms are present.

Teachers and staff will monitor students for symptoms of COVID-19 throughout the day. They will have a low threshold to request assessment for students who develop persistent symptoms while at school unless the symptoms can be clearly attributed to another non-infectious factor or illness. If your student has a chronic condition that may mimic symptoms of viral illness, please reach out to Tracy Edwards.

If a student displays COVID-19 symptoms then the teacher will contact the office and they will be assessed in a designated sick room appropriate for COVID-19 isolation. A parent/guardian will be called to pick up the student. While waiting to go home, ill students will wear a face mask and be cared for in the sick room monitored by school personnel utilizing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

The parent/guardian will be referred to seek advice from their child’s healthcare provider (MD/DO, CNP, PA).