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WHEN TO KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME FROM SCHOOL
Our goal is to promote student wellness. You can help keep our schools healthy and promote wellness by keeping your student at home when they are sick. This is important to prevent the spread of illnesses within the school community.
If your student is sick, keep them home, regardless of academic tests, field trips, parties, or other special events that may be occurring at school that day. We ask you to keep your student at home for the following reasons:
Fever of 100.4 or higher in the last 24 hours. Must be fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications prior to return
Vomiting and diarrhea related to illness in the last 24 hours. Must remain at home 24 hours after the last episode of vomiting or diarrhea.
Any suspected infectious diseases (such as pink eye, influenza, COVID-19)
If a student is sent home from school for the above reasons, the student should not return to school the following day. They should remain home until they are fever free and/or have had no vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours.
COVID RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOL 2023/24
Penn Manor recommends that families contact their health provider for guidance if a student tests positive for COVID.
The PA Department of Health no longer recommends quarantine for individuals who are exposed to someone who tests positive for COVID. Families may contact their physician for recommendations or concerns.
Parents will need to provide a parent note or doctor's note for any missed school days.
Students should contact their teacher(s) directly for any coursework or missed assignments.
MANDATED HEALTH SCREENINGS
The Pennsylvania Public School Code requires certain school health services for all children of school age. Below are the screenings required to be completed.
VISION AND HEARING SCREENINGS
Vision screenings will be completed for students in grades K-12. Hearing screenings will be completed for students in grades K-3, 7, and 11. All students who fail any screening will receive a referral for follow-up by their medical provider. Completed forms should be returned to the school nurse.
SCOLIOSIS SCREENINGS
Scoliosis is a lateral and rotary curvature of the spine, most commonly found during the adolescent growth period. A Scoliosis Screening is a systematic observation of the spine to detect deviations from normal. Early identification and management of scoliosis is the purpose of the state screening program. The Pennsylvania Department of Health has adopted regulations requiring each child in grades 6 and 7 and age-appropriate (11 and 12 years of age) children in ungraded classes to be screened for scoliosis. Students in 6th grade that have not turned in a completed physical exam will be screened by the school nurse. Any student who does not pass the initial screening by the school nurse will be reassessed by the school physician.
HEAD LICE INFORMATION
Information about lice and treatment for lice can be found at the following site:
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/