Sick Policy

In order to provide a healthy environment, free of sickness, these guidelines have been established to ensure that Alvaton Elementary is a healthy environment. These were established for your child’s protection, as well as other children in the classroom.

If your child exhibits any of the following contagious symptoms, please keep him/her at home. If a child is brought to school and begins to show signs of any of the following illnesses, a parent or guardian will be called and asked to come and pick up the child.

Pinkeye​ - redness and yellowish discharge. A child may return to school with an absence of redness in the eye and no signs of drainage.

Fever​ - temperature of 100 degrees or above. A child must be free of fever for 24 hours before returning to school.

Chicken Pox​ - reddish, blister-like sores, sometimes itching. A child may return to school in five to seven days with no new blisters and if all the existing blisters are dried.

Vomiting or Diarrhea​ - a child may return to school after symptoms no longer exist and as long as no fever lingers.

Lice​ - a child may return to school after proper treatment has been administered (hair, clothing, etc.). If lice continue to be a problem, a doctor’s note, indicating the child is nit and lice free, will be required in order for the child to return to school. ​Parents must accompany students upon their return to school so the child may be rechecked prior to readmission.

Bleeding​ - If a child’s clothes are stained with blood during the course of the day, they will need to be brought a new change of clothes. The parent will then be responsible for taking the soiled clothes home.