Absence Reporting

Please click here to report any absence.

All absences should be reported using the above online form.

All absences must be reported by 9:00 a.m.

COVID-19

In the event a student tests positive for Covid-19, the current CDC guidance is to isolate at home for five days. Additionally, the student must be fever-free for >24 hours with improvement of symptoms in order to return. In the event the absence episode exceeds 5 days, a doctor's note is required for return as per the student handbook guidelines. 

If the overall cases in the school were to be considered excessive or defined as an outbreak situation, administration in collaboration with the Porter County Health Department may determine mitigation strategies to assist in controlling the spread of illness. 
According to the IDOH Communicable Disease Reporting Rule (410 IAC 1-2.5-54), an outbreak is defined as the number of cases or percentage of illness of disease occurring in a community, region or population that exceeds what is normally expected. In a school setting, this may be overall cases in a school or excessive cases within a classroom or activity group.