Health Exclusions

Each year during late winter and early spring, we have many children absent with contagious diseases. Parents are urged to keep children home who do not appear well, especially those with sore throat, cough, running nose, or a rash or fever. If possible, isolate an ill child at home, especially one with a fever. It is recommended that you seek the advice of your family physician in any illness.

If your child does become ill during the school day, he or she will be sent home. In the event of any of the below contagious diseases, your student will be required to stay home and excluded from school for the appropriate amount of time. Examples of diseases your student may be excluded for include the following conditions:

• Measles: Student excluded for five school days after onset of rash.
• German Measles: Student excluded for five school days after onset of rash.
• Chicken Pox: Student excluded for six days following eruption of pox or until all lesions are in scab stage. Scabs and crust formations need not have fallen off.
• Mumps: Student should be excluded for a period of acute illness. Minimum exclusion nine days or until swelling subsides.
• Scarlet Fever: Student should be excluded for two days after onset of therapy.
• Sore Throat Complaints: Students with inflamed throats, with or without temperature elevation, are to be excluded for at least two days.
• Infectious Mononucleosis: Students should be excluded while running a fever. Student should provide own lunches.