Daily Self-Screening

Child Fever

Carson City School District wants everyone to be and stay safe. For the health and well-being of those around you, please SCREEN yourself and your child EVERY DAY BEFORE leaving your home.

When screening your child for symptoms, please look for the following:

  1. Do symptoms include one (1) of the following?
    • Documented fever (>100.4°/38°C at rest)
    • Any Difficulty Breathing, like shortness of breath or wheezing
    • Cough (New onset or worsening of chronic cough)
    • New loss of taste and/or smell
  2. OR do symptoms include two (2) of the following?
    • Chills and/or muscle aches
    • Headache
    • Diarrhea (≥3 loose stools within 24 hours)
    • Vomiting or Nausea
    • Sore throat
    • Cold / shivering / feeling feverish
    • Fatigue
    • Nasal Congestion
  3. AND has there been any exposure to someone with COVID-19?
    • Had close contact (within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes) with a person with confirmed COVID-19
    • Someone in the household has tested positive for COVID-19

If answering YES to any of the symptoms listed under number one or two of the symptoms listed under number 2, but NO to any exposure questions, your student should be kept home. They will be excused from school and allowed to return when symptom free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication.

If answering YES to any of the symptoms listed under number one (1) or any two of the symptoms listed under number two (2), and YES to any exposure questions, contact your healthcare provider or the Quad-County COVID-19 Hotline (775- 283-4789) for a COVID-19 test.

Source: CDC.gov