By law, a number of infectious diseases must be reported to the Minnesota Department of Health. The health office should be notified when a student has a communicable disease (e.g. chicken pox, strep throat, pertussis, norovirus) so appropriate measures may be taken. Notices may be sent home with other students when these conditions occur in a classroom. For a list of common childhood diseases, symptoms, communicability, and source of infection, please visit the Minnesota Department of Health website.

Rochester Public Schools follows the guidance and direction of our expert partners, Olmsted County Public Health Services and the Minnesota Department of Health, with respect to illness and infectious diseases.

Due to common questions, the information below is provided by the Minnesota Department of Health: