Symptoms of COVID-19
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:
Returning to School After Having Suspected Signs of COVID-19
For ill persons without known exposure to a confirmed COVID-19 case that have one or more of the symptoms listed above, the criteria for returning to school include:
If unable to meet the criteria above, your child must stay home for a minimum of 10 days after symptom onset, as well as being fever free (72 hours) and having symptom improvement.
*Note: “Improvement of symptoms” does include meeting pre-COVID illness policies, such as waiting 24 hours to return to school after one's last episode of vomiting/diarrhea.
Testing Options
We require that anyone who has COVID-19 symptoms contact their health care provider. Your doctor will then recommend (based on their knowledge of your child’s health history) testing or not.
The Whatcom County Health Department is providing a free low-barrier COVID-19 Mobile Testing Program that is available 5 days a week (M/T/W/F/Sat) throughout Whatcom County. A doctor’s order is not required to be tested through the mobile program, and appointments can be scheduled online through Test Directly. Other locations that are providing COVID-19 testing are attached to this email.
During this time of year we may see an uptick in students feeling unwell. Whether it be common cold and flu viruses, or COVID-19, the interventions our school has put in place to prevent the spread of COVID are also beneficial in mitigating the spread of other viruses.
I want to thank everyone for doing their part to help keep our school healthy and safe.
Sincerely,
Teresa
