COVID-19
COVID-19 - Reviewed 3/11/2024
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. As of March 11, 2024, the Texas Department of State Health Services has removed COVID-19 infection from the notifiable conditions list. Self-reporting of COVID-19 is no longer required. According to DSHS Communicable Disease Chart for Schools and Child-Care Centers, students with COVID-19 infection may return to school when they are fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications.