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COVID-19 Screening
This tool provides basic information only and contains recommendations for children to support decision making by parents about whether their child should attend school/childcare and/or needs to be tested for COVID-19. This can be used to assess symptoms of any child who attends child care or school (junor, intermediate, high school). It is not to be used as a clinical assessment tool or intended to take the place of medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Screening must occur daily and at home before a child enters school or child care.
When assessing for the symptoms below, you should focus on evaluating if they are new, worsening, or different from your child’s baseline health status or usual state (check off “Yes”). Symptoms associated with known chronic health conditions or related to other known causes/conditions should not be considered unless new, different or worsening (check off “No”). (see examples below).
If your child has been sent for testing and have received a negative result, they should no longer have a fever, symptoms have improved and your child is feeling well, your child may return to school/childcare. Mild symptoms known to persist in young children (e.g., runny nose or mild cough that may persist following infections) may be ongoing at time of return to school/child care if other symptoms have resolved.