Schools K-12

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) K-12 school page addresses the need for schools, local health departments, and healthcare providers to work together to support the goal of all students returning to school safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In order to ensure that ADPH county health departments are providing consistent and up-to-date information to local schools, this page provides resources and forms necessary for reporting.

REDCap COVID-19 Report Card

ADPH has an online Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) REPORT Card that is available for reporting positive or suspected COVID-19 cases. The school nurse or principal will need to report all known positive or suspected COVID-19 cases. Please complete the entire form using the link below.

• The school nurse or principal will need to report all known positive or suspected COVID-19 cases.
• DO report ill students or staff with one or more major COVID-19 symptoms: new cough, new loss of sense of taste or smell, and/or shortness of breath difficulty breathing.
• DO report students or staff who have a positive laboratory report with or without symptoms.
• When reporting positive or suspected COVID-19 cases, upload the list of close contacts in the REPORT Card.
• DO NOT submit a COVID-19 report card on students or staff with only minor symptoms and without one of the major COVID-19 symptoms.
• DO NOT submit a report on each close contact and instead upload the list with the ill student report.
• Complete the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) REPORT Card

Back to School Toolkit

• Back to School Toolkit (Revised 10/14/20)
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Resources

• 3 Key Steps When Waiting for COVID-19 Test Results (CDC)
• Alabama High School Athletic Association COVID-19 Updates
• Alabama Independent School Association
• Exclusion and Readmission Criteria for Communicable Diseases in Schools and Childcare Centers (ADPH)
• Guidance and Resources for K-12 Schools (CDC)
• When to Quarantine (CDC) - Note: At this time, we do not know if someone can be re-infected with COVID-19.
• Isolation and Quarantine for Non-Healthcare Personnel (ADPH)
• Parent Checklist (ADPH) | Spanish Version
• School Contact Tracing Log (ADPH)
• Student Screening Tool (ADPH) | Spanish Version
• Symptoms (CDC) | Spanish Version
• Webcast: Back to School COVID-19 Training Update (ADPH)
• When to Use the COVID-19 Report Card (ADPH) | Spanish Version

Page last updated: October 22, 2020