COVID-19
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| What to do if... | Action needed | Back to school |
| …my child has COVID-19 (coronavirus) symptoms* |
• Child shouldn’t attend school • Child should get a test • Whole household self-isolates while waiting for test result • Inform school immediately about test results |
…when child’s test comes back negative and symptom free for 48 hours |
| …my child tests positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus) |
• Child shouldn’t attend school • Child self-isolates for at least 10 days from when symptoms* started (or from day of test if no symptoms) • Inform school immediately about test results • Whole household self-isolates for 14 days from day when symptoms* started (or from day of test if no symptoms) - even if someone tests negative during those 14 days |
…when child feels better, and has been without a fever for at least 48 hours They can return to school after 10 days even if they have a cough or loss of smell / taste. These symptoms can last for several weeks once the infection is gone. |
| …somebody in my household has COVID- 19 (coronavirus) symptoms* |
• Child shouldn’t attend school • Household member with symptoms should get a test • Whole household self-isolates while waiting for test result • Inform school immediately about test results |
…when household member test is negative, and child does not have COVID-19 symptoms* |
| …somebody in my household has tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus) |
• Child shouldn’t attend school • Whole household self-isolates for 14 days from day when symptoms* started (or from day of test if no symptoms) - even if someone tests negative during those 14 days |
...when child has completed 14 days of self-isolation, even if they test negative during the 14 days |
| * Symptoms include at least one of a high temperature; a new continuous cough; a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste. See more at: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms |
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| What to do if... | Action needed | Back to school |
| …NHS Test and Trace has identified my child as a ‘close contact’ of somebody with symptoms* or confirmed COVID 19 (coronavirus) |
• Child shouldn’t attend school • Child self isolates for 14 days (as advised by NHS Test and Trace) even if they test negative during those 14 days • Rest of household does not need to self isolate, unless they are a ‘close contact’ too |
…when the child has completed 14 days of self isolation, even if they test negative during those 14 days |
| …we / my child has travelled and has to self isolate as part of a period of quarantine |
• Do not take unauthorised leave in term time • Consider quarantine requirements and FCO advice when booking travel • Provide information to school as per attendance policy Returning from a destination where quarantine is needed: • Child shouldn’t attend school • Whole household self isolates for 14 days even if they test negative during those 14 days |
…when school / other agencies inform you that restrictions have been lifted and your child can return to school again |
| ...we have received advice from a medical / official source that my child must resume shielding |
• Child shouldn’t attend school • Contact school as advised by attendance officer / pastoral team • Child should shield until you are informed that restrictions are lifted and shielding is paused again |
…when school / other agencies inform you that restrictions have been lifted and your child can return to school again |
| ….I am not sure who should get a test for COVID 19 (coronavirus) |
• Only people with symptoms* need to get a test • People without symptoms are not advised to get a test, even if they are a ‘close contact’ of someone who tests positive |
…when conditions above, as matching your situation, are met |
| For coronavirus support visit our webpage www.bolton.gov.uk/coronavirus-support-1 For details on what you can and can not do at the moment in Bolton, please visit www.bolton.gov.uk/localrestrictions |
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