Quarantine and Testing Guidelines

January 29, 2025

Individuals who have tested positive will stay home and away from others until:

• Their symptoms are getting better overall for at least 24 hours.
• They have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication) and symptoms of COVID-19 have resolved without the use of medications for at least 24 hours.

Individuals may resume normal activities with added precautions including a well-fitting mask that must to be worn an additional 5 days.

Someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 but has not developed symptoms, may still be contagious.  For the next 5 days, they should take added precautions such as increasing hand hygiene, wearing masks, practicing physical distancing and/or testing when they will be around other people indoors.

We encourage all students and staff to continue to follow the mitigation strategies outlined by Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) by: notifying the school nurse if you have tested positive for COVID-19 or for any communicable disease,  washing hands regularly, performing daily symptoms screening/monitoring before coming to school, staying home when symptomatic, and continuing social distancing.