School General Illness Policy

For the health and well-being of our community, students must remain home when ill. Students who come to school ill, will be sent home to rest and recover.  

If your student exhibits any of the following general illness symptoms, they must remain home, but can return to school when symptom free:

• Fever > 100° F or chills [For fevers, individuals must be fever free for at least 24 hours (unmedicated) to be able to return to school] 
• Cough (not related to asthma or seasonal allergies) 
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing   
• Persistent muscle or body aches 
• Sore throat  
• Congestion or runny nose (not related to allergies)  
• Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea 
• Rash, especially with fever or itching, or a rash that is weeping, oozing, or widespread, unless cleared by a medical provider 
• Head lice (until treatment is started) 
• *Contagious diseases such as: chicken pox, strep throat, mono, whooping cough, pink eye, impetigo, ringworm, hand/foot/mouth, scabies etc., until treated and/or cleared to return by a medical provider 

If your student has any of the above mentioned symptoms or conditions, keep them home and write an email to attendance@overlake.org to inform the school that the student is home ill.  

Again, students may return to school once they are symptom free. 

*If your student is diagnosed with a contagious disease such as headlice, norovirus, COVID, hand/foot/mouth disease, pertussis or varicella, these must be reported to Dr. Hillyer, Director of Health and Wellness email at shillyer@overlake.org, so that appropriate procedures and contact notifications can be made if necessary.  

Students who are ill or injured and will be out over 5 days should inform the learning support team, Crissy Stemkowski (cstemkowski@overlake.org) and Jennifer Friend (jfriend@overlake.org) so the student may receive academic support upon their return to campus. 

COVID ILLNESS INFORMATION: 

We continue to monitor local public health agencies and our community in regard to COVID outbreaks and spread. If your student experiences any overlapping symptoms of COVID, as any other illness, please keep your student home to rest and recover. 

If a person tests positive for COVID, they should follow the King County Public Health Guidelines What to do if you test positive for COVID19 guidance. Students, children, and staff who were exposed and who do not develop symptoms or test positive may continue to participate at school. 

For project week participation, the above policies and procedures apply and students will be unable to participate if ill. In addition, for those traveling domestically and internationally, students testing positive for COVID will need to be picked up at their destination within 36 hours of notification to parent/guardian/emergency contact.