COVID-19: K-12 Schools and Early Care and Education (ECE)
COVID-19 can easily spread in group settings, such as schools and early care and education (ECE) facilities. When schools and ECEs have plans in place to prevent the spread of communicable diseases like COVID-19, they can help reduce illness and illness-related absenteeism.
The resources on this page give schools information on actions they can take to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other communicable diseases.
Guidance and resources
The Department of Health Services (DHS) encourages school and ECE program administrators, and local and Tribal health departments to use the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's) Preventing Spread of Infections in K-12 Schools to ensure the health and safety of students, teachers, and staff.
The Wisconsin Childhood Communicable Diseases wall chart is a color-coded, quick disease reference for those responsible for the care of children and teens in group settings.
This chart can be used to recognize when a student is sick with a respiratory illness, like COVID-19, so steps can be taken to get care and prevent the disease from spreading to others.