The following illness guidelines will be strictly enforced, for the health, well-being and safety of all concerned.
GUIDELINES: Parents/caregivers are strongly encouraged to monitor their children for signs of illness every day as they are the front line for assessing illness in their children. Students who are sick should not attend school. Children should not be sent to school with any signs or symptoms of illness (see below) or if they are not able to participate in normal daily routine activities within a school day. Sick children expose other children and staff members to illness. We ask for your cooperation, as this is very important in providing a healthy and an optimal learning environment for students and staff.
In the event a child becomes ill during the school day and needs to be picked up, the parent/guardian will be contacted to pick up the child as soon as possible. If the parent/guardian cannot be reached, the emergency contact person will be called. If your child goes home due to fever or vomiting - they will be expected to remain home the following day.
Please notify the school nurse of your child's absence including the reason/estimated duration. This information enables the Health Office to track illness trends.
Any change to your child’s health should be reported to the school nurse in a timely fashion. (ie. surgery, hospitalization, significant medication changes, new medical diagnosis)
WHEN TO KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME:
CHILLS/FEVER: Temperature of 100.0 Fahrenheit or more. Lethargy, malaise, fatigue, body aches.
Must be FEVER-FREE for 24 hours WITHOUT the use of fever-reducing medicine.
VOMITING: Any nausea or vomiting. Must be free of nausea/vomiting for 24 hrs. before returning.
NOTE: please do not bring/send your child if he/she vomited during the night or in the morning.
DIARRHEA: abdominal cramps, behavioral changes, looks/acts ill.
RESPIRATORY: difficulty breathing/wheezing, cough, shortness of breath.
THROAT:sore throat, painful to swallow, swollen glands. If diagnosed with Strep throat, must complete 24 hours of antibiotics and be fever free. New loss of sense of smell or taste.
CONJUNCTIVITIS: eye must be free of discharge and if bacterial, must complete 24 hours of antibiotic treatment
COLD SYMPTOMS: congestion, headache, fever, behavior change, difficulty breathing, and inability to manage nasal and oral secretions.
RASH: undiagnosed or unknown rash (a rash that has not been seen or treated by your MD).
IMPETIGO/MRSA/STAPH - May return 24 hours after treatment begins - wound must be fully covered on all 4 sides.
RINGWORM: may return after treatment begins. The wound must be covered for the first 48 hrs. of treatment.
COVID-19: A positive COVID-19 test or COVID-like illness, which requires confirmatory testing.
If antibiotic treatment is needed, your child is to remain home for the first full 24 hours of medication. (e.g. if your child has 3 doses ordered per day, then 3 doses must be administered prior to returning to school).
WHEN IS A PHYSICIAN NOTE NEEDED?
Absent for three (3) or more consecutive days
Has had surgery
Is returning after a hospitalization
Has been under a doctor’s care for a significant illness
Is returning after being excluded because of a communicable disease