Students

Parents or guardians shall screen their child(ren) for COVID-19 symptoms before allowing them to report to campus each day. The self-screening includes taking their child’s temperature and checking for symptoms that could be COVID-19. 

Symptomatic or positive for COVID-19

In accordance with TEA Public Health Guidance and this Dept. of State Health Services (DSHS) rule, school systems must exclude students from attending school in person who are actively sick with COVID-19, who are suspected of being actively sick with COVID-19, or who have received a positive test result for COVID-19.

Parents must ensure they do not send a child to school on campus if the child has COVID-19 symptoms or is test-confirmed with COVID-19, and they must notify the campus clinic as soon as possible. Students may not return to campus until the conditions for re-entry are met.

Staff

Each day, every COCISD staff member is required to self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms before reporting to any district facility. The self-screening includes staff members taking their temperature and checking for symptoms that could be COVID-19 related.

If a staff member has COVID-19 symptoms or tests positive for COVID-19, he or she must not report to work but should contact their supervisor and enter the absence into WillSub. If they have received a positive test, they must also notify the Health Services Department at 936-653-1150 or email nurse@cocisd.org.

Similar to students, school systems must exclude staff from attending school/work in person who are actively sick with COVID-19, who are suspected of being actively sick with COVID-19, or who have received a positive test result for COVID-19. Staff may return to work when the re-entry conditions have been met.

Student/Staff Re-entry Criteria for Return to Work/School

COVID-19 is a disease requiring exclusion from school under 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.7. Based on the TX Admin. Code, a school shall exclude from attendance any child having or suspected of having COVID-19. 

Exclusion shall continue until the readmission criteria for the conditions are met. 

Student Re-entry Criteria:

1. COVID POSITIVE - If A POSITIVE COVID test is received OR a parent/guardian has declined COVID testing but symptoms are present, ALL of the following criteria must be met: 
   1. At least 5 days have passed since symptom onset (day 0 is your first day of symptoms), AND 
   2. fever free for 24 hrs.*, AND
   3. other symptoms have improved. 
2. COVID POSITIVE but with NO symptoms - If a POSITIVE COVID test is received but no symptoms are present, the following criteria must be met:
   1. At least 5 days have passed since the student was tested.  
3. COVID Symptoms - If a student has symptoms but a NEGATIVE COVID test is received, ALL of the following criteria must be met: 
   1. 24 hrs. have passed since symptom onset, AND
   2. Fever-free for 24 hrs.*

*Fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever suppressing medications. Fever is a temperature of 100° Fahrenheit (37.8° Celsius) or higher.

Staff Re-entry Criteria:

1. COVID POSITIVE - If A POSITIVE COVID test is received OR a staff member has declined COVID testing but symptoms are present, ALL of the following criteria must be met: 
   1. At least 5 days have passed since symptom onset, AND 
   2. fever free for 24 hrs.*, AND
   3. other symptoms have improved. 
2. COVID POSITIVE but with NO symptoms - If a POSITIVE COVID test is received but no symptoms are present, the following criteria must be met:
   1. At least 5 days have passed since the staff member was tested.  
3. COVID Symptoms - If a staff member has symptoms but a NEGATIVE COVID test is received, ALL of the following criteria must be met: 
   1. 24 hrs. have passed since symptom onset, AND
   2. Fever-free for 24 hrs.*

*Fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever suppressing medications. Fever is a temperature of 100° Fahrenheit (37.8° Celsius) or higher.