If a staff member wakes with fever on the first day of camp, the safest course is to:

• A. Attend with supervision
• B. Stay home and inform leadership
• C. Seek medical exemption and join later
• D. Attend and isolate after lunch

Answer: (B)

When someone has a fever, the priority is preventing transmission to campers and other staff. Fever often signals an infectious illness, and camps involve close contact and vulnerable individuals, so coming in could spread sickness. Staying home and informing leadership is the safest approach because it protects others and lets the team arrange coverage and provide guidance on when you can return.

By staying home, you give yourself time to recover and avoid exposing others. Informing leadership ensures proper scheduling, adherence to camp health policies, and clear criteria for returning to duties (for example, being fever-free for a full day without fever-reducing meds and any required medical clearance).

Attending with supervision still risks exposing others to illness; seeking medical exemption and joining later doesn’t address the contagious period you may be in; attending and isolating after lunch is insufficient if you’re already contagious earlier in the day.