When To Keep Your Student Home

Daily Symptoms Checklist for Parents/Guardians

In an effort to maximize the health and safety of the Lexington Public Schools community, please perform a daily wellness check on your student each day before he/she/they leave for school.  If your child, or anyone in your household is experiencing any of the following symptoms, please keep your student home and call their healthcare provider and school nurse.  

Please use this to determine if your student should stay home.   symptom checker

In the past 24 hours, has your child had any of the following symptoms?  If yes, please keep your student home.

• Fever (above 100℉) or feeling feverish (shaking chills) 

• New Cough (not due to other known cause, such as a chronic condition)

• Shortness of Breath/difficulty breathing

• New loss of smell/taste 

• Sore throat

• Muscle/body aches

• GI symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting or diarrhea

• Headache (when in combination with other symptoms) 

• Fatigue (when in combination with other symptoms)   

• New Nasal congestion or new runny nose (not due to other known causes, such as allergies) when in combination with other symptoms

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Clarke Nurses:  781-861-2450 x2