Illness at Home and On Campus

Students showing any signs or symptoms of illness that could be passed onto another child or adult may not attend school. If well enough to attend classes, students who are at home for health or quarantine reasons will have the option to participate in school virtually.

• Screening starts at home. The RI Department of Education requires all families to screen students at home. If a student has a fever or is showing other symptoms of illness, the student must stay home. Families should seek medical advice from the student’s healthcare provider and inform the school of the student’s absence. 
• A screening station will be established at each campus. All students, staff, and visitors will be subject to temperature checks and health screening questions before entering the school. 
• Students and staff who show signs of illness or have a fever will be sent home from school. Parents/guardians will be notified to pick up the student within the hour, seek medical advice for the student within 48 hours, and schedule a COVID-19 test as needed per directives of the RI Department of Education. 
• Guidelines provided by the RI DOH for returning to school after illness will be followed. 
• The school will be guided by our COVID Crisis Plan, which is being updated as the public health situation evolves. Communication with the RI DOH will occur, as indicated, if and when a COVID-19 case occurs in the school community. 
• We will work closely with RIDE and RIDOH and await guidance from CDC on evolving testing protocols.