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Given the many challenges that we are all facing together, Forestville has had a strong start to the school year. It is such a pleasure seeing and hearing joyful noise in our hallways and classrooms.
FCPS has a dashboard that documents all positive cases at schools.
FCPS’ goal is to keep students learning in-person all year. We are doing our part by implementing layered prevention strategies and will work with FCHD to address issues if they arise.
Every FCPS student and family can do their part by wearing masks, getting vaccinated when they are eligible, practicing healthy hygiene, and staying home when sick.
Notifications, pausing, quarantining, and isolating are tools we use to keep schools safe when a positive COVID-19 case is reported. Understanding the difference between the three scenarios can help families be prepared. FCPS uses these procedures to respond to a COVID positive case at school.
During periods of paused in-person instruction, isolation or quarantine, asynchronous learning will be provided to students. In cases where an entire class is affected and the teacher is not experiencing symptoms, virtual and asynchronous learning is provided.
This is just a friendly reminder that there are very stringent protocols in place for “COVID-19 like” symptoms in school. We appreciate your extra vigilance this year in making sure that all of our students and staff are safe.
If your child is experiencing any of these in the morning before school, please keep them at home. Otherwise, they will be sent to the Care Room and sent home and may not return without a clearance from a medical professional.
- Fever greater than 100.4
- A new cough (not due to another health condition)
- Headache (not due to another health condition, hunger, thirst, stress or injury)
- A new sore throat (not related to another health condition)
- Abdominal Pain (unrelated to hunger, constipation, injury or stress)
- Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea (not associated with a chronic gastrointestinal condition)
- Runny nose/Congestion (unrelated to allergies or another health condition)
- New loss of taste, smell or appetite
- Fatigue (more than normal or sudden onset)
- New muscle pain (unrelated to a health condition or P.E./Recess)
If your child has seasonal allergies or a health condition, please let our School Health Aide, Ms. Choudhary, know. She can be reached at 703-404-6010. As always please feel free to reach out to Ms. Choudhary with any questions.
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