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Communicable diseases are infectious diseases that pose a threat to public health, including emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, vaccine preventable agents, bacterial toxins, and pandemics.
Depending on the illness, schools are required to distribute exposure notices, exclude a child from school, and/or call the Sonoma County Public Health Department.
Copies of exposure notices can be found at the Sonoma County Public Health Department Exposure Notices for Schools and Child Care webpage.
Covid-19 Update - 3/8/24
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued new COVID-19 guidance, ending the requirement to isolate for five-days after testing positive with COVID-19. The new guidance is shared below:
If your child tests positive for COVID-19 and has symptoms (fever and/or feels ill):
Your child should stay home until they have not had a fever for 24 hours without using fever-reducing medication AND other COVID-19 symptoms are mild and improving.
Your child should wear a mask for 10 days after the start of symptoms.
If your child tests positive for COVID-19 and has no symptoms:
Your child can come to school but should wear a mask for 10 days after testing positive.
If your child tests positive for COVID-19, please notify your child's school.
CA Department of Public Health Resources
Guidance on Isolation and Quarantine for COVID-19
Order of the State Public Health Officer COVID-19 Disease Control and Prevention
Public Health Order Questions & Answers: COVID-19 Disease Control and Prevention
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