Wellness Wednesday!

 

 

 

A Better Tomorrow Sooner

As the COVID-19 pandemic surges across the nation, individuals, families, and communities can take action to save lives, fuel economic recovery, and restore our communities. We all can do our part by wearing masks, staying 6 feet apart from others, and avoiding nonessential indoor spaces and crowded outdoor settings. Communities can put policies in place to increase access to testing, protect healthcare workers and people at risk for severe illness, and plan for widespread vaccination. A new CDC report outlines a combination of 10 evidence-based strategies to slow and ultimately stop the spread of COVID-19. Together, we can take actions to have a better tomorrow sooner.

Everyone can: Wear a mask consistently and correctly. Stay at least 6 feet apart from others. Limit contact with others. Avoid nonessential indoor spaces (like enclosed restaurants) and crowded outdoor settings. Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer. Get tested and stay home and away from others if you have COVID-19. Stay home and away from others if you've been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19. Postpone travel. Those who choose to travel by plane domestically should consider getting tested before and after travel.

 

As a community, we need to all work together to keep our students, families, and school staff safe and healthy.  

 

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RETURN TO SCHOOL - STAYING HOME WHEN YOU ARE SICK

 

 

 

 

 

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Upon return to school for 2020/2021 school year:

 

• Please assess your child every morning for signs of illness.  Please keep your child home if they have any of the following symptoms:

 

• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Diarrhea
• Chills
• Repeated shaking with chills
• Muscle pain
• Headache
• Sore throat
• New loss of taste or smell

*Please refer to the PA Department of Health guidelines for when it is safe to return to school at https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Symptoms-Testing.aspx                                      

 

If anyone in your household is actively experiencing any of the above symptoms, is awaiting testing for COVID-19 or has tested positive for COVID-19, please keep your child home from school and follow guidance provided by your healthcare provider or PA Department of Health at https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Symptoms-Testing.aspx 

 

• Please complete the new purple health forms ENTIRELY.   Forms will be sent home with students on the first day of school. 

 

 It is absolutely necessary for the school nurse and school personnel to have working phone numbers for parents and guardians should your child become sick or injured during the school day.  

 

***Please plan now for emergency pick up and list at least two emergency contacts who are available and able to pick up your student should the nurse or school personnel not be able to reach you. 

 

Timely pick up and isolation of sick students is required to maintain a safe school environment.  School health offices have been reconfigured to comply with safety recommendations and COVID-19 protocol.  There will not be a space available for students to lie down during the school day or be overseen for long periods of time when sick or symptomatic.

 

• Please inform your employer of this change, and the need for timely student pick up. 

 

Additional changes and information:

 

• Cough drops will no longer be provided or administered at school.  Over the counter parent requested cold and cough medications will not be administered in school.

 

• If your student has an uncontrolled cough or symptoms of respiratory illness please keep your student home and seek advice from your medical provider for diagnosis and treatment.  

 

• Nebulizer treatments will not be performed in school due to risks associated with aerosolized procedures.  Please keep your child home if he or she is experiencing difficulty breathing or uncontrolled respiratory symptoms.  Please seek medical evaluation for diagnosis and proper treatment of any uncontrolled respiratory symptoms. 

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