Handwashing is the #1 best way for keeping germs away. 

1. Talk to your kids about handwashing at home.

2. Make sure to use soap and warm water together.

3. Wash for at least 20 seconds.

Stay home from school if the student has: 

1) A fever over 100.4° Fahrenheit (F) or 38° Celsius (C) – Your child can return to school after they’ve been fever-free for 24 hours without fever medicine. 

2) Signs they are weak and tired. This is common with the flu.

3) Diarrhea – Having loose poop (stool) more often that isn’t caused by a change in diet.  

4) Throwing up (vomiting) – 1 time in a 24-hour period. 

5) Coughing that disrupts normal activity.

6) Wheezing or get short of breath. • Pain from earache, headache, sore throat, or recent injury. 

7) Yellow or green drainage from the eye(s). 

8) A new rash – Not all rashes mean your child must stay home from school. Check with their doctor or health care provider. 

Contact your health provider or emergency services if your student has: 

Always call Poison Control for any toxic or poisonous substance that has been swallowed, inhaled, in the eyes or on the skin. 

Poison Control Phone: 800.222.1222

Poison Control website: https://www.poison.org/

For an older infant or child call immediately for:

• Labored breathing.

• If your child appears much sicker than usual with a routine illness. If he is playful, eating and drinking, your child’s body is successfully coping with the illness.

• Rash that looks like bleeding under the skin or red/purple freckles.

• Stomach pain that is lasting over 2 hours or is worsening over time. Especially if the lower abdomen, on the right side is affected.

• Symptoms of dehydration: no urine in 12 hours, inside of mouth dry and sticky, crying without tears, limp or not responsive.

• Blood in stool or vomit.

• Severe headache.

• Fever 105 or above.

• Worsening skin infection: area has spreading redness, red streak is observed, or area becomes hard and has pus - especially if child develops fever.

Call immediately for these trauma/injury symptoms:

• Injured body part looks crooked or deformed.

• Head trauma.

• Gash that may need stitches, or uncontrolled bleeding.

• If your child refuses to use an injured arm or leg for more than one hour.

• Animal or human bite that has punctured the skin.

• Eye injury causing pain, or eye tearing for over 15 minutes.

When to call for a NON URGENT illness during office hours:

• Vomiting over 24 hours (if no accompanying diarrhea) and no signs of dehydration.

• Ear pain.

• Fever (100.4 or over) lasting over three days in child over 3 months.

• Cough or cold symptoms lasting longer than 10 days.

• Fever with sore throat.

• Rash lasting over 3 days.

• Mild injury with persistent swelling or pain.

• Symptoms that come and go over a long period.

• Symptoms that are lasting longer than expected.

• If you are just not sure whether the child needs to be examined by the doctor.

Reference

1. https://www.stlouischildrens.org/health-resources/pulse/parents-guide-calling-doctor#

St. Paul School District follows all guidelines from the Oregon Department of Education and Oregon Health Authority with medications at school. 

Any medicine taken by a student while at school must be brought to the school office first. The office staff will complete the required paperwork for your child's medication. All medications must be in their original packaging per policy. 

Reasons to contact your child's school office as soon as possible:

1. Start of new medications at school

2. Changes to medications at school

3. Stop to medications at school

Contact your child's school with any questions. We are happy to help support your child at school. 

See below for contact information and website links to the schools within our district that follow public or private school guidelines for medication administration at school.