COVID-19 Guidance and Protocols
WHAT'S NEW (as of August 2025)
Summary of CDPH COVID-19 protocols for K–12 schools and child care settings:
Symptom-Based Exclusion: Students or staff with COVID-19 symptoms should stay home until fever-free for at least 24 hours without medication and symptoms are mild and improving.
Testing:. No need to test negative to return.
Isolation: There is no longer a set isolation period; return is based on symptom improvement, Masking indoors for 10 days is recommended (NOT mandated) for those who were positive.
Exposure: Routine testing after exposure is not required.
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