COVID-19 – Conroe ISD

COVID-19 - Reviewed 8/30/2023

Prevention of disease transmission in our schools will continue to take all of us working together. The best way to prevent the spread of illness in our schools is to stay home when ill. Washing/sanitizing hands often, especially before eating, after using the restroom, blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing, and after coming in contact with highly touched objects such as doorknobs, handrails, etc. can help reduce the spread of illness. In accordance with 25 Texas Administrative Code §97.7 and the Texas Department of State Health Services, Conroe ISD shall exclude from attendance any child having or suspected of having COVID-19. Exclusion shall continue until readmission criteria are met.

Conroe ISD is required to report student positive cases to the Montgomery County Public Health District and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

Students who test positive for COVID-19 should complete the self-report in the SSO portal. Isolation and Readmission Criteria for a student who has tested positive for COVID-19 are:

- Isolation: Students should not go to school, should report his/her absence, and should isolate from others for a period of five days after symptom onset or positive test date (whichever occurred first).
- Return Criteria: Students may return to school after five days of isolation if all symptoms are improving or resolved and fever (100.0°F or above) has been absent for at least the last 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications.
- Early Return Criteria: Students who have tested positive may return to school in fewer than five days of isolation with a negative COVID-19 test or clearance from a licensed healthcare provider.

Students must be diarrhea free for at least 24 hours without the use of diarrhea-suppressing medications before returning to school.