Illnesses*

Every year a number of students become ill for many reasons, including exposure to other ill children in the classroom. To help you make decisions about whether or not to keep your child home, we have put together a list of indicators to help you to decide. A child should not be in school and may be sent home if the following condition(s) are present:

1. Fever of 100 degrees or higher. A child should be fever-free before returning to school.

2. Rash with fever illness, such as chicken pox or measles

3. Vomiting or diarrhea.

4. If conjunctivitis or “pink eye” is diagnosed, the child must be on medication for 24 hours before returning to school.

5. Head lice – a child must remain at home until treated with medicated lice shampoo and no live bugs are present.