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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m actually now coming up on this rule.  My kid called me to pick them up early on Friday as they felt ill.  They tested positive for covid Sunday so will be out at least this week.   But it would be utterly ridiculous to take her to the doctor—she feels fine.  So  I guess I’ll see what happens!  The five day rule is dumb because it doesn’t really give you enough time to get through a case of covid.  They should give you one chance per year where you can be out up to two weeks with no doctor’s note.  Every kid in McPS is going to get covid at least once this year, I bet.  [/quote]

The policy and protocol for COVID positive tests is updated. If your kid is positive but completely symptom-free, they don't need to isolate for 5 days. She should mask for that time period, but does not need to miss school if she is free of a fever or showing no symptoms.

It's 2023, not 2021. Things have evolved with COVID.[/quote]

This is false. The policy remains unchanged. What people are actually doing on the ground may be different, but please don’t spread lies about the policy. In PP’s case, day zero was Friday (first symptoms), can return with a mask on Thursday this week. [/quote]

Read it again. Where does the policy say they can't return earlier?[/quote]

DP. Are you haggling over "should" versus something like "shall" or "must?"

The CDC guidance is clear that people with a positive test should isolate for [b]at least [/b]5 days, with day 1 counted as the day after the onset of symptoms or positive test. There's no exception for those with positive tests and mild symptoms. The point being made by multiple posters is that most kids don't need to go to the doctor due to their COVID-19 illness, so basically, the policy punishes families who follow public health guidance to protect others by requiring a doctor's note.

[url]https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html[/url][/quote]

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