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Millburn Elementary - School District #24
GUIDELINES FOR COVID LIKE SYMPTOMS
- Testing is no longer required for students/staff member going home with COVID like symptoms.
- Testing is not required for students/staff member to return to school if they have been out sick
- Student/staff member may return to school once they are feeling better and symptoms have been resolving for 24 hours.
- Must be fever free (under 100) for 24 hours (unmedicated).
- Must be vomiting and diarrhea free for 24 hours (after last episode).
IF A STUDENT/STAFF TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID
- Please inform the nurse in the Health Office staff.
- Student/staff member may return as long as they are feeling better and symptoms are resolving for the last 24 hours. You should also be fever free (under 100* WITHOUT medication) for 24 hours.
- A recommendation of wearing a mask for at least 5 days upon returning to school still exists.
- AGAIN, a negative Covid test is not required for students or staff to return to school.
COVID POSITIVE FAMILY MEMBER
- Exposed student/staff may come to school as long as they are fever and symptom free as described above.
- CDC states that due to new variants of Covid and a person’s immunity status, reinfection IS possible as early as several weeks after a previous infection.
Millburn Elementary School Health Office
Kelly Vanko R.N. - Kvanko@millburn24.net Phone - 847-245-2781 Fax - 847-356-9722
Lynne Schaefer R.N. - Lschaefer@millburn24.net Phone - 224-306-8740
Millburn Middle School Health Office
Krista Green R.N. - Kgreen@millburn24.net Phone - 847-245-1611 Fax - 847-265-8198