HOLLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Returning to School After the Holiday Break

By Press release submission

Dec 30, 2020

Holland Public Schools issued the following announcement on Dec. 27.

HPS Principals and School Nurses have some tips on safely returning to school following the Holiday Break.

The health of our school community is a collaborative effort. We appreciate everything that our students, families, and staff did during 2020 to make our schools as safe as possible so that we could continue learning in person as long as possible. As we prepare to come back in 2021, we want to take this opportunity to provide you with some important reminders.

It is important to complete a daily screening before you leave for school each morning. If you have a cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, or have lost your taste or smell, please stay home from school. Additionally, if you have any two of the following symptoms, please stay home from school: temperature of 100.4 degrees, chills, muscle aches, sore throat, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting, congestion or running nose, headache, or fatigue.

Please take the additional step of notifying the school of the reason for your absence including the symptoms you are experiencing and when those symptoms began. We also encourage you to follow up with your Primary Health Care Provider.

If you have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or you have tested positive yourself, there are a few important steps to follow. It is important to let your child’s school principal know that you have tested positive or been in close contact with someone who has tested positive. School staff members are often able to serve as a connection to the local health department for questions about COVID-19, quarantine, testing, and return to school protocols. If you need to quarantine due to a close contact, please make sure you stay at home for the duration of your quarantine. As a reminder, the definition of ‘close contact’ is fifteen or more total minutes within six feet of a COVID-positive person over a 24-hour period.

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