Coronavirus News

Health officials are currently taking steps to prevent the introduction and spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) into US communities.  Our local health officials are also tracking the spread of this disease and making action plans. Please be mindful of the guidelines below:

• When reporting absences, please state the exact reason for the absence (i.e. vomiting, fever, coughing).  
• Teach children to wash their hands often and effectively.  A proper handwashing strategy includes washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.  One tip is to teach children to lather hands with soap and rub the fronts and backs of hands while singing the “Happy Birthday” song twice before rinsing.
• Teach children to cough and sneeze into their elbows or a tissue.
• If your family travels outside of the country, please let us know.  A 14-day self-isolation time, from the time of return, is recommended to assure no infection if there has been a chance for exposure.  

As parents, we know that it is always difficult to decide when a child should stay home from school. Here are a few guidelines to help you make that decision. We appreciate your help keeping our school a healthy environment for all students!

• A fever of 100 degrees or higher before school in the morning- do not have the student return to school until the student has been fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medications.
• A “heavy cold or hacking cough”, even without a fever (cough that disturbs normal activity).

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If you have medical questions or concerns, please feel free to email our school nurse, Maureen VerVaet at [email protected]

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• https://fwsbhealth.weebly.com/
• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/index.html
• https://padlet.com/jbrettnacher2/COVID_19