October 5, 2021
Dear Penn-Delco Families:
The district has recently experienced an increase in the number of unwell students who are reporting to the school nurse at the start of the school day. While Penn-Delco continues to fare well in limiting the spread of COVID, we are also seeing an increase in students who are attending school unwell.
Our Penn-Delco protocols require parents to conduct a wellness check based on our daily screener BEFORE sending a child to school.
With the likelihood that some students may suffer from allergies or other illness this season, it is even more important to monitor your student closely and follow the 2021 revised daily screener that directs ANYONE who has one or more of the following symptoms to stay home until a negative COVID test is secured.
The symptoms include:
- fever and chills
- cough
- shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- fatigue
- muscle or body aches
- headaches
- new loss of taste or smell
- sore throat
- congestion or runny nose
- nausea or vomiting or diarrhea
While many of these may indeed be symptomatic of less serious illness, they can also be signs of the Delta Variant of COVID-19. If you have questions, contact your school nurse.
We strongly advise a revisit of our Health and Safety protocols as well as our Frequently Asked Questions and our Daily Dashboard that tracks infection and quarantines in our Penn-Delco Buildings. Complete information is always available at pdsd.org/covid and by using the links below.
We appreciate your attention to these protocols and in helping us keep our district healthy through the end of this calendar year.
