DASD COVID-19 Tracker

  • A COVID+ case that is part of the 5-day look back period for a school building includes any individual (students or staff) with a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19 who was physically present in the school setting while infectious, including but not limited to: instruction, work, sports, or extracurricular activities. 
 
  • On March 1, 2024, the CDC updated the recommendations and guidelines for respiratory virus, which now includes COVID-19.  Additionally, the CDC is no longer advising of a 5-day quarantine period for COVID-19.  As such, our school nurses are no longer able to cover any undocumented absences related to this illness beyond what is permitted in the school code.
 
  • Parents/guardians no longer need to reference the multiple column symptom screening tool associated with COVID-19.  If an student/employee has a respiratory virus, he/she can return to school/work when, for at least 24 hours both are true: symptoms are getting better overall, and no fever without the use of fever-reducing medications.
 
  • As per school code, parents/guardians are permitted to write ten excuses for absences per school year for their school-aged child.  After this threshold, parents/guardians must obtain a doctor’s only note for absences beyond ten (10) in a school year for the absence to be excused.
 
  • Please contact your child’s school office or school nurse should you have any questions.
 
 
 
 
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