Illness Guidelines

Please watch for COVID-19 symptoms. People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:

• Fever (measured temperature of 100°F or higher)

• Cough

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

• Feeling feverish (chills, shaking, complains of having a fever)

• Muscle or body aches

• Headache

• New loss of taste or smell

• Sore throat

• Congestion or runny nose

Individual Confirmed or Suspected with COVID-19

In the case of an individual who was diagnosed with COVID-19 or experiences the symptoms of COVID-19, such individual may return to school when all three of the following criteria are met:

1. At least three days (72 hours) have passed since recovery (resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications).

2. The individual has improvement in symptoms (for example, cough, shortness of breath).

3. At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.

In the case of an individual who has symptoms that could be COVID-19 related and who is not evaluated by a medical professional or tested for COVID-19, such individual is assumed to have COVID-19, and the individual may not return to campus until the individual has met the listed three criteria above.

If the individual has symptoms that that could be COVID-19 and wants to return to school before completing the above stay at home period, the individual must either (a) obtain a medical professional’s note clearing the individual for return based on an alternate diagnosis, or (b) receive two separate confirmations at 24 hours apart that they are free of COVID-19 from acute infection tests at an approved COVID-19 testing location (Approved Locations).

Notification Requirement to Teachers, Staff, and Families of Students in School

Campuses must notify all teachers, staff, and families of all students in a school if a lab-confirmed COVID-19 case is identified among students, teachers, or staff. SAISD will also notify the local health department if an individual who has been in a school is confirmed to have COVID-19.

When Student and Staff Arrive at School, While at School, Transition From Class to Class, and Depart From School

• Temperature checks will be conducted on students and staff if they are feeling ill or appear unwell. Under the direction of San Angelo ISD Health Services or our local health authorities, temperature checks may be expanded for illness screening.

• Parents should plan to purchase multiple reusable face covering for their child(ren) prior to the start of school. The school district will have a limited supply of face covering for student use.

• Parents are highly encouraged to drop their child off at school or walk with their child to/from school to reduce possible virus exposure.

• Campus entry, exit, and transition procedures will be communicated by each campus and will take into consideration individual facility design. Depending on the facility design, students may be assigned specific entry locations to ensure even distribution of students, providing guidance for students to enter one at a time and wait six feet apart outside the entrance, and encourage parents to remain outside during drop-off and pick-up.

School Health Clinic Procedures

• San Angelo ISD Registered Nurses and substitute nurses will be trained in COVID-19 safety protocols.

• Attendance clerks will be trained to ask questions to screen students/staff who are absent for COVID-19 symptoms.

• Students who come to the school health clinic showing symptoms will be required to put on a face covering/mask and will be isolated from their peers until their parent arrives to take them home.

• School Health Clinics will be cleaned and disinfected regularly.

• Procedures will be in place to prevent exposure in the school health clinic for students who need to visit the campus RN for non-illness care such as an injury or a scheduled medication.

• Telemedicine is available through all elementary and middle school campuses.

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SAISD COVID-19 Procedures

General Student Illness

Children should only be in school when they can fully participate in their educational program. Therefore, children with the following should stay at home and or will be referred home by the nurse or other school personnel:

1. If a child has a fever over 100 degrees, parents must keep the child home until he/she is fever free for 24 hours without the aid of medication.

2. If a child has diarrhea, parents must keep the child home for 24 hours after the condition ends. Diarrhea is 3 or more episodes of loose stools in a 24 hour period.

3. If a child vomits, parents must keep the child home for 24 hours after the condition ends.

4. A child with a persistent cough and/or excessive (discolored: green, yellow) discharge from the nose or eyes should stay home until the condition subsides.

5. Eye irritation or conjunctivitis (red eyes with a white or yellow discharge): the student should receive treatment for 24 hours before returning to school or provide a note from a physician stating that the condition is not contagious and the student can go back to school.

6. Under state and local Health Department regulations, if your child has certain medical conditions, he/she must be excluded from school for a period of time. All communicable diseases must be reported to the school office, who will, if the disease is reportable, report it to the Health Department. Exclusion shall continue until the readmission criteria for the conditions are met.

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SAISD Health Services

Information regarding SAISD Lice and Bed Bug protocols can be found at:

https://www.saisd.org/Departments/Health%20Services/Health%20Guidelines.asp