Household Members of Individuals Who Become Sick (or Sick at School)
Referenced from Department's Health & Safety Handbook (Version 20 - May 2021)
If someone is ill with COVID-19-like symptoms or is sent home from school with COVID-19-like symptoms, siblings shall also be sent home and should remain home with all household members until the ill person receives a COVID-19 test result, a doctor’s clearance, or at least 10 days have passed since the symptoms first appeared.
If the COVID-19 test results are negative:
- Siblings may return to school if they are symptom-free and household members no longer need to quarantine if they are symptom-free.
If the COVID-19 test results are positive:
- Siblings and/or household members are considered close contacts and must remain at home until 10 days have passed since they had contact with the person with COVID-19, or until 10 days after the person with COVID-19 is released from isolation if there is ongoing contact.
If the household member of someone who is ill has been fully vaccinated or has had COVID-19 and recovered in the past three months, he or she may continue to go to school/work as long as new symptoms do not develop.
Please click below for more information:
Return to School/Work Criteria & Daily Wellness Check at Home
Return to Learn: School Reopening Plan - Health & Safety Handbook - Version 20
The documents linked above are also located on our school website.