Decide when and how students should be screened for health symptoms

All students should be screened either at home and/or at school to make sure they are not showing symptoms of COVID-19. See the different approaches schools are choosing for this process.

All students should be screened either at home and/or at school to make sure they are not showing symptoms of COVID-19. Schools are choosing different approaches for this process.

• Some schools opt for a self screen at home. Uxbridge parents and students are asked to self monitor symptoms at home (a list of symptoms was provided). If they exhibit any symptoms they need to report this to the school nurse and not come to school. The school nurse is also available for students who are not feeling well during the school day. But, students do not have a formal screening that they must complete before entering the building.
• Some have adopted at-school screening to help families and students feel safe. Mission Grammar recognizes that while the CDC has noted that screening and health checks may not be completely effective because people may have COVID-19 and be asymptomatic, the school has elected to do temperature screenings for students and the drop off party to build family confidence that there is nobody allowed in the building with a high temperature. This also reinforces for families and students that the school is taking safety seriously.