UNITED STATES, — The start of the school year not only brings hundreds of kids together to learn, but it also brings a bunch of germs.

Sicknesses like a common cold, the flu and even strep throat are commonly spread at school.

NewsWest 9 spoke with an ear, nose and throat doctor about how students and parents can keep others safe when returning to school after being sick.

"I know in this post-COVID era, we're not so excited about wearing masks anymore. But, if you wanted to go back to school and you're fever-free but still coughing, maybe you wear a mask for the first few days you get back to school. Make sure you sanitize, lots of sanitizer," said Dr. Joshua Levinger, an ear, nose, throat physician at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.

Levinger said you should keep a child home from s

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