COVID-19 Information

Masks are optional, except during indicated times.

COVID-19 Symptoms are: 

• Fever (100.4 or above) or chills 
• Cough unrelated to asthma or different than normal 
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing 
• New loss of taste or smell 
• Sore throat 
• Nausea or vomiting 
• Diarrhea

Students who have symptoms at home or at school should be tested for COVID-19. Contact your school’s main office to request a free at-home COVID-19 test, or visit the Salt Lake County Health Department website to find out where you can get tested for COVID-19.

• Students may return to school if they have a negative COVID-19 test, symptoms have improved, AND there has been no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.  
• If parents choose not to test students, the student may return 24 hours after symptoms have resolved, AND there has been no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.  

Testing is recommended for individuals who are experiencing symptoms and for individuals who have been exposed to a positive COVID-19 case.

• Exposed individuals should test when 5 five days have passed from exposure for more accurate results.
• Students will isolate/stay home while awaiting test results.

If a student tests positive for COVID-19 with either a home test or test from a testing center:

• The parent should notify the school. 

If the student had no symptoms, they may return to school on day 6 after the positive test.

If student had symptoms, they may return to school 6 days after the first symptom, if symptoms have improved, and there has been no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication. 

All students who test positive for COVID-19 must continue to wear a mask for an additional 5 days at school and in public places. 

OR

Students may test after day 5. If students have 2 sequential negative tests 48 hours apart, symptoms have improved, and there has been no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication, the student may return to school without a mask. 

Students who cannot wear masks upon returning to school, may return on day 11 if: 

• Symptoms have improved, and there has been no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication.  

OR

Students may test after day 5.  If students have 2 sequential negative tests 48 hours apart, symptoms have improved, and there has been no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication, the student may return to school without a mask. 

Exposure: Exposure to COVID-19 occurs when a person is closer than 6 feet to a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 for 15 minutes or longer within a 24-hour period. 

Guidelines for exposures: Quarantine is no longer recommended.

• Students who are exposed in the community or in the home and do not have symptoms,
  • May return to school.
  • They should monitor for symptoms for 10 days and test if symptoms develop.
  • It is recommended anyone who is exposed to COVID-19 be tested on day 6 after exposure.

Masks are optional except during indicated times.

Contact benefits@slcschools.org to notify the HRS department of the exposure.

Exposure: Exposure to COVID-19 occurs when a person is closer than 6 feet to a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 for 15 minutes or longer within a 24-hour period. 

Guidelines for exposures: Quarantine is no longer recommended.

• Employees who are exposed in the community or in the home and do not have symptoms,
  • May return to work.
  • They should monitor for symptoms for 10 days and test if symptoms develop.
  • It is recommended anyone who is exposed to COVID-19 be tested on day 6 after exposure.

Contact benefits@slcschools.org to notify the HRS department of the exposure.

Regardless of vaccination status, you should isolate from others if you are sick and suspect that you have COVID-19 but do not yet have test results.

Employees who have symptoms at home or at school should be tested for COVID-19.

• Employees may return to work if they have a negative COVID-19 test, when symptoms have improved, AND there has been no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication.  
• Employees will isolate at home while awaiting COVID-19 test results.

Contact benefits@slcschools.org to notify the HRS department of the exposure.

Regardless of vaccination status, you should isolate from others when you test positive for COVID-19.

When you have COVID-19, isolation is counted in days, as follows:

• If you had no symptoms
  • Day 0 is the day you were tested (not the day you received your positive test result)\
  • Day 1 is the first full day following the day you were tested
  • If you develop symptoms within 10 days of when you were tested, the clock restarts at day 0 on the day symptoms begin
• If you had symptoms
  • Day 0 of isolation is the day symptoms began, regardless of when you tested positive
  • Day 1 is the first full day after the day your symptoms started

If the employee had no symptoms, they may return to work on day 6 from COVID-19 test date.

• They must continue to wear a mask for an additional 5 days at school and in public places. 

If the employee had symptoms, they may return to work on day 6 from COVID-19 test date if symptoms have improved, and there has been no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication. 

• They must continue to wear a mask for an additional 5 days at school and in public places. 

OR

Employees may test after day 5.  If they have 2 sequential negative tests 48 hours apart, symptoms have improved, and there has been no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication, the employee may return to work without a mask. 

Employees who cannot wear masks upon returning, may return on day 11 from COVID-19 test date if: 

•  Symptoms have improved, and there has been no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication.  

OR

Employees may test after day 5.  If they have 2 sequential negative tests 48 hours apart, symptoms have improved, and there has been no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication, the employee may return to work without a mask.