The updated guidance changes how long and under what conditions staff and students need to be excluded from school because they have tested positive for or been exposed to COVID-19 (isolation and quarantine).
Symptoms: Students, teachers, and staff who have symptoms of COVID-19, should stay home and be referred to their healthcare provider for testing and care. Staying home when sick is essential to keep infections out of schools and prevent spread to others. For students, staff, and teachers with chronic conditions, symptom presence should represent a change from their typical health status to warrant exclusion from school. Occurrence of any of the symptoms below while a student, teacher, or staff member is at school suggests the person may be referred for diagnostic COVID-19 testing or evaluation.
• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficultly breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea
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Alleghany County Schools mission is to:
Aspire to
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Support and
Strengthen all students
Vision Statement
Alleghany County Schools will be a safe, collaborative, inspirational, and trusting learning community. Partnership and positive relationships will enable all learners to be valued and supported to achieve educational, personal, and societal success today and in the future.