Parents or guardians are expected to conduct a daily health check with their children at home prior to the students leaving the house for school. All District staff will also conduct a self-screening prior to leaving for work. This is the first step in ensuring that no individuals with COVID-19 symptoms are present at a school facility. Medically fragile and high-risk students will have a symptom screening completed at school as needed in addition to home screening, unless opted out by parent/guardian.
At this time, the PA Dept of Health is NOT recommending mass temperature checks in schools. If that guidance changes, we will update our health screening procedures accordingly.
The following symptom screener will be used for pre-screening by parents/guardians as well as in-school assessment by the health office staff. If 1 or more symptoms from Group A or 2 or more symptoms from Group B are found, students/staff should stay home or be sent home from school.
Students and staff should also stay home if they are actively taking medication to reduce a fever or other
coronavirus symptoms.
Before staff or students leave for school, they should answer these questions:
- Is the student/are you exhibiting one (1) or more of the Group A Symptoms? If the answer is yes, stay home and contact the school nurse.
- Is the student/are you exhibiting two (2) or more of the Group B Symptoms? If the answer is yes, stay home and contact the school nurse.
- Is the student/are you taking a fever-reducing medication? If the answer is yes, stay home and contact the school nurse.
- Has the student/have you tested positive for COVID-19, or been exposed to someone with COVID-19 symptoms, or been exposed to someone with a confirmed or probable case of COID-19? If the answer is yes, stay home and contact the school nurse.
Question source: CDC and Pennsylvania Department of Health, created July 21, 2020
