Virginia Department of Education Partners,
Please see the attached guidelines for Preventing Respiratory Viruses in schools. Information regarding COVID is under "Preventing Spread of Illness". COVID is now being treated as a Respiratory Virus. You may return to work or school if your symptoms are improving and you have been fever free for 24 hours without taking any fever reducing medications. Continue to take precautions such as washing your hands, masks and physical distancing for at least 5 more days.
IMMUNIZATIONS:
7th Graders must have the following immunizations before entering school in the fall:
T-dap (required), Meningococcal (required), and HPV (optional).
MEDICATIONS:
All students with asthma, food allergies, and special medical needs must have a physician-signed emergency care plan. All medications, including over-the-counter medications (such as Tylenol, Advil, cough drops, etc.) must be
accompanied by a “Medication Request Form” that has been completed by a parent/legal guardian and signed by a doctor.
transported/delivered to the clinic by a parent or legal guardian.
provided in the original bottle.
kept in the clinic; exceptions are Epi-Pens, inhalers, and diabetic supplies, which the student may carry with written permission from their doctor.
dispensed by the school nurse or a trained staff person.
picked up by a parent/legal guardian by the last day of school or it will be properly disposed of by the nurse.
ILLNESS:
Students who have had fever of 100 degrees or higher must be fever-free, without the use of medications such as Tylenol, for 24 hours before they can return to school.
If your child is sick the night before or on a school morning, please do not send them to school, as they will most likely not make it through the day and also expose their classmates to illness.