Are You Sick?

COVID-19 Decision Tree for People in Schools, Youth, and Child Care Programs

Following the appropriate path if a child, student, or staff person is experiencing the following symptoms consistent with COVID-19:

More common: fever greater than or equal to 100°F, new onset and/or worsening cough, difficulty breathing, new loss of taste or smell.
Less common: sore throat, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, chills, muscle pain, excessive fatigue, new onset of severe headache, new onset of nasal congestion or runny nose.

Get Tested!

State encourages all students and families to get tested for COVID-19 every 2 weeks until the end of the school year:

Stillwater Testing Site: Stillwater Armory, 350 Maryknoll Drive North, Stillwater. Testing is offered Monday through Thursday and every other Saturday from 12 - 6 p.m. To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
COVID-19 community testing sites are located across Minnesota, in addition to local hospitals and clinics. You can make an appointment ahead of time or walk in.
Testing is provided at no cost to you, and you can now schedule appointments for the whole family at the same time.

Types of Tests:

A PCR or other molecular amplification tests is required to shorten quarantine.
A PCR molecular test or antigen test is accepted for testing due to illness.
We are not accepting test results from Home Testing kits purchased from drug stores until approved by MDH (examples: Abbott's BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self Test, Ellume's COVID-19 Home Test, Quidel’s QuickVue At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test, Cue’s COVID-19 Test for Home and Over the Counter Use, Lucira's COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit

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For people with one "less common" symptom

For people with one "less common" symptom

Evaluate symptom and determine if person is well enough to remain in school or program.

YES
- Return to school or program 24 hours after symptom improved.
- Siblings and household contacts do not need to stay home or quarantine.
NO
- Stay home or send home and consider evaluation from a health care provider and/or a COVID-19 test.
  - Negative COVID-19 test or alternative diagnosis
    - Return to school or program 24 hours after symptom improved
    - Siblings and household contacts do not need to stay home or quarantine.
  - Positive COVID-19 test
    - Stay at home in isolation for at least 10 days from time symptoms started until symptoms improved AND no fever for 24 hours (without fever reducing medication).
    - Siblings and household contacts remain at home or are sent home.

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For people with one "more common" symptom or at least two "less common" symptoms

For people with one "more common" symptom or at least two "less common" symptoms

Person stays home or is sent home as well as siblings and household contacts, then chooses:

Person receives evaluation and/or COVID-19 test from a health care provider.
- Negative COVID-19 test or alternative diagnosis
  - Return to school or program 24 hours after symptom improved
  - Siblings and household contacts do not need to stay home or quarantine.
- Positive COVID-19 test
  - Stay at home in isolation for at least 10 days from time symptoms started until symptoms improved AND no fever for 24 hours (without fever reducing medication).
  - Siblings and household contacts remain at home or are sent home and quarantine from all activities for 14 days.
Does not seek evaluation and/or COVID-19 test from a health care provider
- Stay at home in isolation for at least 10 days from time symptoms started until symptoms improved AND no fever for 24 hours (without fever reducing medication).
- Siblings and household contacts remain at home or are sent home and quarantine from all activities for 14 days.

For people who are in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19

For people who are in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19

A close contact is a person who was within 6 feet for at least 15 minutes of someone who is infected. This includes anyone who lives in the same household.

If you had close contact with a person with COVID-19 (an exposure), you need to stay home and away from others (quarantine). COVID-19 can take up to 14 days to make you sick, and some people with COVID-19 never feel sick, so you need to separate yourself from others so you don't spread the virus without knowing it.

Guidance for vaccinated individuals:

If someone has completed COVID-19 vaccination (two doses in a two-dose series or one dose in a one-dose series) and is exposed, they do not need to quarantine if ALL of the following are true:

The COVID-19 exposure was at least 14 days after their vaccination series was fully completed.
The COVID-19 exposure was within 90 days of their final dose of the vaccination series.
They do not currently have any symptoms of COVID-19.

Even after a person has recovered from COVID-19 or is fully vaccinated they should still continue to stay distanced, wear a mask that fits well, wash their hands often, and follow other precautions. For more information, see CDC: When to Quarantine.

You should stay away from others for 14 days if:

Someone in your home has COVID-19.
You live in a building with other people, where it's hard to stay away from others and easy to spread the virus to multiple people, like a long-term care facility.

You may consider being around others after 10 days if:

You do not have any symptoms.
You have not had a positive test for COVID-19.
No one in your home has COVID-19, and you do not live in a building with other people, where it's hard to stay away from others and easy to spread the virus to multiple people, like a long-term care facility.

Even after 10 days you must still:

Watch for symptoms through day 14. If you have any symptoms, stay home, separate yourself from others, and get tested right away.
Continue to wear a mask and stay at least 6 feet away from other people.

You may consider being around others after 7 days only if:

You get tested for COVID-19 at least five full days after you had close contact with someone with COVID-19, and the test is negative.
You do not have any symptoms.
You have not had a positive test for COVID-19.
No one in your home has COVID-19, and you do not live in a building with other people, where it's hard to stay away from others and easy to spread the virus to multiple people, like a long-term care facility.

Even after seven days you must still:

Watch for symptoms through day 14. If you have any symptoms, stay home, separate yourself from others, and get tested right away.
Continue to wear a mask and stay at least 6 feet away from other people.

You cannot end your quarantine before seven days for any reason.

Visit MDE website for more information

Self-Screening

Families, students and staff are expected to self-screen at home before coming to school.

Anyone displaying any of the following symptoms of COVID-19 should stay home:

New onset of cough
Shortness of breath
Fever of 100.0 degrees or higher
Chills
Muscle pain
Sore throat
Loss of sense of smell or taste
Gastrointestinal symptoms of diarrhea, vomiting, or nausea

Students exhibiting these symptoms during the school day will be assessed and will likely be sent home.

Questions?

Please contact your school nurse with any questions regarding symptoms, quarantining, or wellness.

Are You Sick?

Get Tested!

Types of Tests:

For people with one "less common" symptom

For people with one "more common" symptom or at least two "less common" symptoms

For people who are in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19

Guidance for vaccinated individuals:

You should stay away from others for 14 days if:

You may consider being around others after 10 days if:

You may consider being around others after 7 days only if:

Self-Screening

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