Sippican Health Office

Return to School Guidelines Following Illness

Below is the full list of symptoms for which caregivers should monitor their children:

• Fever (100.0° Fahrenheit or higher), chills, or shaking chills
   *Please note a student must be 24 hours fever free to return to school.
• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
• New loss of taste or smell
• Muscle aches or body aches
  ***Cough (not due to other known cause, such as chronic cough)
• Sore throat, when in combination with other symptoms
• Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea when in combination with other symptoms *Please note if your child has vomiting or diarrhea they must stay home until these symptoms have resolved for a full 24 hours; if other symptoms are not present as this can be indicative of another contagious illness.
• Headache when in combination with other symptoms
• 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