<p><b>State Health Department issues guidance on who is healthy enough to be in school</b></p><p>This week, the State Health Department today issued a nine-page document to help parents, school employees and school officials make decisions regarding who belongs in school when symptoms associated with COVID-19 arise.</p><p>The <a href="https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnyssba.acemlnb.com%2Flt.php%3Fs%3D39e0c7948059ba20dbd66aaf762c375c%26i%3D4913A5287A87A172692&data=02%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C3ac97c8e62ea4a40008908d867fa8a6b%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C1%7C637373673047045315&sdata=nntBf7Vw7J%2Fscp5dSUNi%2BIMNrFLygOUSAWIHyGW1Iz8%3D&reserved=0">Pre-K to Gr 12 COVID-19 Toolkit</a> includes many decision trees with green and red arrows. One page for employees is labeled: "I have COVID-19 symptoms. When can I go back to work at the school?"</p><p>The toolkit states that school officials should call 911 if a student or staff has:</p><ul><li>Trouble breathing or is breathing very quickly.</li><li>Severe abdominal pain, diarrhea or vomiting.</li><li>Change in skin color - becoming pale, patchy and/or blue.</li></ul><p>• Racing heart or chest pain.</p><p>• Lethargy, irritability, or confusion.</p><p>The document also covers procedures for contract tracing.</p><p>Download the document <a href="https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnyssba.acemlnb.com%2Flt.php%3Fs%3D39e0c7948059ba20dbd66aaf762c375c%26i%3D4913A5287A87A172692&data=02%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C3ac97c8e62ea4a40008908d867fa8a6b%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C1%7C637373673047055274&sdata=1xKrB0j5xR44aDtfxPG%2F0GrNW9%2Fqf%2FZ5J6qcWGDVcx4%3D&reserved=0">here</a></p>
