Caregivers must monitor their children each day for COVID-19 symptoms and should not send their child to school when sick.  

By sending children to school, a caregiver is self-certifying that their child does not have COVID-19 symptoms and that they have considered possible exposure to COVID and made the appropriate decision per these guidelines.

Please STAY HOME if you have any of the symptoms listed:

• Fever (100.0° Fahrenheit or higher), chills, or shaking chills 

• Cough (not due to other known cause, such as chronic cough)

• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath

• New loss of taste or smell

• Sore throat

• Muscle aches or body aches

• Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea

• Headache when in combination with other symptoms

• Fatigue, when in combination with other symptoms

• Nasal congestion or runny nose (not due to other known causes, such as allergies) when in combination with other symptoms

OR:

You have had close contact with a person known to be infected with COVID-19 in the last 14 days

OR:

You have traveled outside of Massachusetts in the past 14 days

If you have any of the above symptoms, contact your primary care provider for further instructions and get a test for active COVID-19 infection prior to returning to school unless another diagnosis was determined to cause your symptoms.

A list of test sites is available here, and Massachusetts also has an interactive testing map. Lawrence General offers PCR COVID-19 testing locally

Medications

If your child requires an EpiPen, Inhaler, or a Daily Medication, they will require a form to be filled out by your physician that will remain on file in the Health Office for the year. Access to any of these forms are located here.