In accordance with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services guidelines, a child should not attend school or will be dismissed if he or she has one or more of the following symptoms or infections:

• Earache: if accompanied by a fever or if child is in moderate to severe pain, not managed by heating pad, tylenol and/or ibuprofen.

• Possible conjunctivitis: red eye with mucous drainage.

  • If conjunctivitis is confirmed by a doctor, students need to be on antibiotics for 24 hours before returning to school.

• Rash: unexplained rash with fever, if rash is open and draining and/or disrupting work.

  • Child can return to school once a physician has determined the illness is not contagious and doctor’s note prior on coming back to school.

• Strep Throat:

  • Child needs to be fever-free and on antibiotics for at least 12 hours.

  • Doctor’s note prior on coming back to school.

• Impetigo:

  • Child needs to be on antibiotics for 24 hours. If not on antibiotics, lesions should be dry and not draining.

  • Doctor’s note prior on coming back to school.

• Head lice: dismissed only if a child has a severe case and is a great risk for spreading or is uncomfortable from itching.

Children with the above symptoms or illnesses cannot comfortably participate in school work and unnecessarily expose others to their illness. Students should be fever-free without the aid of fever-reducing medication (such as Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen) for 24 hours before returning to school. Returning to school too soon may slow recovery and can make others sick.