health policy

Please refer to our 2025-2026 Family Handbook for a more detailed overview of our policies and procedures. The document is a living one and will be reissued with updates as needed. The most recent version is from August 26, 2025.

The school health policy reflects guidelines from the PA Department of Health and the CDC.

Please keep your child at home on days when any of the following symptoms are present (symptoms with asterisks can be Covid-19 symptoms):

• Fever (temperature 100.4° and above) or chills*

• Congestion or runny nose*

• Diarrhea*

• Nausea or vomiting*

• Sore throat *(some Covid-19 variants manifest with scratchy or dry throat)

• Cough*

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing*

• Fatigue*

• Muscle or body aches*

• Headache*

• New loss of taste or smell*

• Rash

• Discharge of discolored or profuse mucus from the nose

• Any contagious disease

Both students and staff must adhere to the following before returning to school:

• Have an unmedicated temperature of 100° or below for 24 hours.

• Have not vomited for 24 hours.

• Be free of diarrhea for 24 hours.

Weather permitting, outdoor play is part of our daily schedule. If a student is too ill to participate in outdoor activities, they are unlikely to benefit from other learning experiences and should remain at home until fully well.