Please DO NOT send your student to school having any these symptoms: 

- vomiting

- diarrhea

- fever over 100°

If your student has these symptoms while at school, they will need to be picked up.  These symptoms must be gone for a full 24 hours, without the use of symptom relief medication, BEFORE they can come back to school.  If your student is diagnosed with an illness requiring antibiotics, they must have received them for a full 24 hours prior to returning to school. If an illness is suspected to be contagious in nature, a clearance note from a medical professional is required before returning to school.  Also, if your student has sustained a serious injury (i.e.: head injury, fractures, stiches etc.) a release note is also required to return to school/PE/recess activities.  PLEASE help us in keeping our student body healthy & happy!

Thank you,

GTUSD Nursing Staff

Recommendations for people who test positive

1. Stay home if you have COVID-19 symptoms, until you have not had a fever for 24 hours without using fever reducing medication AND other COVID-19 symptoms​ are mild and improving.​
   • ​​If you do not have symptoms, you should follow the recommendations below to reduce exposure to others.
2. Mask when you are around other people indoors for the 10 days* after you become sick or test positive (if no symptoms). You may remove your mask sooner than 10 days if you have two sequential negative tests at least one day apart. Day 0 is symptom onset date or positive test date.
3. Avoid contact with people at higher-risk for severe COVID-19 for 10 days*. Higher-risk individuals include the elderly, those who live in congregate care facilities, those who have immunocompromising conditions, and that put them at higher risk for serious illness.
4. Seek Treatment​. If you have symptoms, particularly if you are at higher risk for severe COVID-19, speak with a healthcare provider as soon as you test positive. You may be eligible for antiviral medicines or other treatments for COVID-19. COVID-19 antiviral medicines work best if taken as soon as possible, and within 5-7 days from when symptoms start. 
   • ​​​​​​​​​Call 1-833-422-4255 if you are unable to contact a healthcare provider, or use the treatment options to find one.​

*The potential infectious period is 2 days before the date of symptoms began or the positive test date (if no symptoms) through Day 10. (Day 0 is the symptom onset date or positive test date). 

This information & additional information can be found at:  https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/COVID-19-Isolation-Guidance.aspx

If you get sick this winter, how will you know if it's the flu, the delta variant of COVID-19 or a less serious virus such as a cold?  Compare your symptoms by clicking here.

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