"Out Sick" Ain't Good Enough Anymore

From an Oakland Mills High e-mail to parents:

The Howard County Health Dept is requiring all schools to track illnesses this year. Please report on the day of absence the specific symptoms your student is experiencing. For example: fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit AND cough AND/OR sore throat or gastrointestinal illness.

...If you fail to call the school about your child's absence and symptoms, depend on it -- someone from the school will be contacting you!