Do not send your child to school if:
 Temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit. |
 He/She has any new or unexpected signs of the following symptoms:
fever, chills, cough, congestion or runny nose, diarrhea, fatigue, headache, muscle or body aches, loss of smell/taste, nausea/vomiting, shortness of breath, sore throat. |
 He/She has tested positive in the past 14 days. |
 He/She is awaiting the results of a recent test for COVID-19. |
 He/She has had close contact (within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes) with a person confirmed COVID-19. |
 He/She has traveled internationally or from a state with widespread community transmission of COVID-19 per the New York State Travel Advisory in the past 14 days. |
| If you indicate your child has one or more of these symptoms, please keep your child home and report this absence to your school nurse. The Van Rensselaer Elementary absences can be reported to 518-396-3484 and JR/SR absences can be reported to 518-396-3484. Nurses will instruct parents for further actions that are required for your child to return to school. |