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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The OP asked about rules. No, despite what some pp's might want, there is no rule requiring you to keep kids home after their symptoms have improved, nor is there a rule regarding masks.

Send your kid back when they feel better, op.[/quote]

This isn't true.

Per MCPS guidelines:

At MCPS, masks continue to be voluntary except as required by CDC COVID-19 guidelines for isolation, for individuals who become sick at school or are returning after the minimum 5-day isolation period.

The CDC guidelines for isolation are: If you test positive for COVID-19, stay home for at least 5 days and isolate from others in your home.

After you have ended isolation, when you are feeling better (no fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and symptoms improving),

Wear your mask through day 10.
OR

If you have access to antigen tests, you should consider using them. With two sequential negative tests 48 hours apart, you may remove your mask sooner than day 10.[/quote]

What isn't true? Guidelines are just recommendations, not rules. There have long been specific exclusion policies based on symptoms-- recently having covid is not among them. You are not required to keep students home once their symptoms improve.[/quote]

This is the rule we followed. Kept elementary schooler home for 5 days, sent back masked, removed mask on day 9 after 2 negative tests. [/quote]

It’s easy to do that with an elementary schooler. Keeping a high school or middle school kid out of school for an entire week will mess up grades and be difficult to catch up from. Particularly pointless if they are not sick.[/quote]

Screw it.  I won't test even if my kid has symptoms...don't ask, don't tell.  Not missing anymore school after they were closed for so long with the crazy policies that we have.[/quote]

I feel the same way.  They need to change the mandatory stay home 5 day rule, even if you have minimal symptoms. It doesn’t exist with flu or rsv.  I’m fine with a mask for 10 days, as long as they can go to school before 5 days if their symptoms are mild. [/quote]

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