School District of Monroe COVID-19 Plan (Revised September 3, 2024)

There will be no required testing for COVID-19 for the 2024-2025 school year. Per the most recent CDC guidelines, COVID-19 will now be treated as any other illness. Individuals may return to school when they are fever free for 24 hours without medication and there is an improvement of symptoms. This means an individual may return to school or work when they no longer feel ill, and they can perform their daily routines as they did prior to becoming ill. There will be no designated quarantine time as long as the individual has met the criteria outlined above. 

If a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, please make the appropriate school staff aware. 

As a reminder please follow our general illness guidelines as to when you should keep your child home from school when they are not feeling well. These were the guidelines the School District had prior to COVID-19 that we will continue to follow this school year. As much as we want your child to be in school every day possible, please keep your child at home if they have any of the symptoms listed below:

• Fever 100.0 degrees or higher
• Vomiting in past 24 hours
• Diarrhea - running, watery or bloody stools in the past 24 hours
• Eye discharge - “goopy” thick drainage, matted eyelids and pink eyes

Returning to school after illness: Your child should stay home until free from a fever, vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours without medication to control the symptoms.