Originally Posted by Unregistered:
This. My kid had mono recently! Everyone freaked "OMG COVID" because she also had a small cold at the same time. I don't even allow testing for Covid UNLESS there is literally NO other diagnosis/explanation for symptoms. All respiratory illnesses resemble each other, so it is hard to say. A note is reasonable so that if it is a different diagnosis, then we are being fair about how to proceed.
I would not have allowed attendance even with a doctors note for active cold symptoms and positive mono.
Fever/symptom free, without medication, for a minimum 48 hours would be my requirement.