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Throughout the school year, YME will continue use guidance from state and local health department officials, local medical experts, and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) to advise our practices. YME prioritizes the health and safety of students, staff and the community by using data to make informed decisions.
Throughout the school year, YME will continue use guidance from state and local health department officials, local medical experts, and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) to advise our practices. YME prioritizes the health and safety of students, staff and the community by using data to make informed decisions.
For privacy reasons, Yellow Medicine East does not routinely provide classroom notifications for communicable diseases (influenza, COVID-19, strep throat, head lice, etc.).
We encourage families to routinely evaluate their children at home and keep them home per the guidance listed below.
*Updated Respiratory Virus Guidance*
*Updated Respiratory Virus Guidance*
Recommendations based on CDC and MDH guidance for staff members, students, and community members experiencing common respiratory viral illnesses, including COVID-19, influenza, and RSV are: Stay home and away from others if you are experiencing respiratory virus symptoms. You may return to work or school 24 hours after a fever is gone (without the use of fever-reducing medications) and symptoms have improved.
Symptoms Improved: A person feels well and is able to return to normal activities. Any lingering symptoms such as a cough or runny nose should be mild or infrequent.
If your student in grades EC-12 tests positive for COVID-19, influenza, or RSV, OR has symptoms of influenza-like illness (ILI) or gastrointestinal illness please report this to the office for tracking purposes. School districts are required to report to the Minnesota Department of Health if 10% of our student population are absent in a single day (per school building) related to these illnesses.
Communicable Disease Guidelines
Communicable Disease Guidelines
Note: Students are expected to participate in all activities, including outdoor recess and physical education, unless a physician's order is received. The order must include the reason for the restriction, length of restriction, and a physician's signature.
Children should be kept home when they have:
Fever 100° or higher
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Extreme congestion or nasal drainage
Persistent cough
Student has live lice in their hair
Student is not feeling healthy enough to perform routine activities in the classroom.
Reason’s student may be sent home from school
Fever of 100° or higher
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Persistent cough that is interfering with normal daily activities
Student is displaying symptoms of a potentially contagious disease (ex: rashes, sore throat, pinkeye, etc.).
Live lice found in student’s hair.
Student is not feeling healthy enough to perform routine activities in the classroom.
To ensure a healthy environment we will dismiss ill students to parents/guardians – contact information is important. If we are unable to reach the parent/guardian we will contact the designated emergency contact. Please make sure that you provide contact numbers that allow the school to reach you or the emergency contact at all times.
Children can return to school when:
They are fever free for 24 hours without use of fever reducing medication.
They have been on an antibiotic 24 hours for treatment of a bacterial infection.
24 hours after vomiting/diarrhea has subsided and fluids have been replenished.
Head lice: Readmitted after hair has been treated and clothing has been laundered. The nurse may check student’s hair before readmission to school.
Student is feeling health enough to perform routine activities in the classroom.
*Communicable illnesses should be reported to the school office or to the nurse as soon as possible. The school reserves the right to request a doctor’s note to clear any student for return to school if there is concern of the student being contagious.
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