Keep your child home if he or she has…..
Fever of 100.0 degrees or higher. Children should be fever free without fever reducers (<100°) for 24 hours before returning to school.
Acute cold, diarrhea, or vomiting - children must be symptom free for 24 hours before returning to school.
Inability to sleep through the night because they don’t feel well or wake up not feeling well.
Inability to eat breakfast.
Sore throat, especially if combined with a fever or swollen neck glands. If your child has been diagnosed with strep throat, he or she needs to be on the antibiotic for 24 hours before returning to school.
If there is risk to other students from being exposed to your child’s illness.
Drainage from the eye.
Rashes unrelated to heat and of unknown origin. If your child does have a rash, a note from the physician stating that the rash is not contagious is warranted.
In addition, if you child is absence for more than 3 days, you must obtain an doctor's note providing clearance to return to school. It is very important to notify me as soon as possible if your child is diagnosed and/or treated for any contagious condition such as strep throat, conjunctivitis, infectious mononucleosis, head lice or chicken pox.
If your child is exhibiting any of the above mentioned conditions, please keep them home to rest and recover. If your child will be absent from school, please email me directly or add the information in Genesis with reason for the absence. This is important as every student must be accounted for on a daily basis.