COVID-19 Updates + Alerts

Atlanta Public Schools continue to follow respiratory virus guidance, including COVID-19, created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Georgia Department of Public Health and monitor the situation in our community and schools.

NEW COVID-19 GUIDELINES: How to prevent the spread of COVID-19 when you're sick

Post-COVID-19 diagnosis, individuals may return to normal activities once the following conditions are met. For at least 24 hours,

1. Your symptoms have improved overall, and
2. You have not had a fever (without using fever-reducing medication).

Individuals should exercise caution for the 5 days after returning to normal activities. This includes practicing proper hygiene, wearing well-fitted masks, and maintaining physical distance, especially around immunocompromised individuals.

**If an individual experiences a fever or worsening of symptoms after resuming normal activities, they should stay home and avoid contact with others until meeting the conditions listed above.

If you never had symptoms but tested positive: 

• Stay home for at least 24 hours from your positive test, if you do not develop symptoms. If you develop symptoms, follow the guidance above. For the next 5 days: take added precaution, such as masking, physical distancing, and monitoring for symptoms.

COVID-19 SELF-REPORTS: 

Students and staff who test positive for COVID-19 should report their positive case via the self-report links below: 

• Staff: http://tinyaps.com/?CovidStaffForm
• Students: http://tinyaps.com/?CovidStudentForm

Learn more about how to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses when you're sick: https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/Page/66450.

Learn how Wastewater Surveillance can help inform COVID-19, influenza, and RSV levels in your community: https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/Page/71052.