Dear Parents/Guardians,
This letter serves as a reminder. It is imperative for the health and safety of our schools that sick children stay home. Below is the full list of symptoms for which caregivers should monitor their children.
Fever (100.0° Fahrenheit or higher), chills, or shaking chills (CDC has lowered the temperature from 100.4 to 100.0)
Cough (not due to other known cause, such as chronic cough)
Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Headache when in combination with other symptoms
Muscle aches or body aches
Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
Fatigue, when in combination with other symptoms
Nasal congestion or runny nose (not due to other known causes, such as allergies) when in combination with other symptoms
If students have any of these symptoms, they must get a test for active COVID-19 infection prior to returning to school. If not tested, they may return to school 10 days after the start of symptoms, so long as symptoms have resolved and no fever for 24 hours.
If you have any questions regarding this list or are unsure if you should send your child to school please call the school nurse. Sick children will be sent home from school.
Thank you,
SEBRSD Health Services
East Brookfield Elementary School: 508-885-8536, Carrie Cashman (cashmanc@sebrsd.org)
Wire Village Elementary School: 508-885-4505, Carrie Murphy (murphyc@sebrsd.org)
Knox Trail Middle School: 508-885-8550, Maureen Dalton (daltonm@sebrsd.org)
David Prouty High School: 508-885-2505, Danielle Breault (breaultd@sebrsd.org)