Should I Keep My Child Home
When a child is ill, the decision on whether or not to keep them home is sometimes difficult to make. The following tips are meant to help you in making that decision. For the protection of the other students and employees, your child will be sent home if any of these symptoms, conditions, or illnesses are found or suspected during the school day.
Please report these conditions to the school health office.
Chicken Pox: Children with uncomplicated chicken pox may return after all blisters have dry, complete scabs, and are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-controlling medicine.
Colds: Your child may attend school if he/she is able to participate in school activities and has been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-controlling medicine.
Conjunctivitis (pink eye): If your child has been diagnosed with conjunctivitis, they may return to school 24 hours after treatment is started and signs/symptoms are greatly reduced.
Cough: Keep your child home if their cough is persistent and productive coupled with thick or constant nasal drainage.
Diarrhea: Students should be kept home if they have three or more watery stools within 24 hours.
Ear Infection: Your child may attend school if they are not in a lot of pain and have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-controlling medicine.
Fever: Students should stay home if their temperature is 100 degrees or higher. They must be kept home until they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-controlling medicine. Fever-controlling medicines include aspirin, acetaminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Advil and Motrin), and Aleve.
Fifth Disease: By the time the rash appears, children are no longer contagious and do not need to stay home. Fever rule applies.
Head Lice: After treating the student with lice shampoo and removing the eggs (nits), an adult must bring the student to the school to be assessed by the school nurse.
Impetigo: Students may return to school 24 hours after prescribed treatment starts. All open sores should be covered when a student returns to school.
Ringworm: Students may return to school 24 hours after treatment starts, unless otherwise stated by physician. Areas shoud be covered when the student returns to school.
Strep Throat: Students may return to school 24 hours after antibiotics have been started and when they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-controlling medicine.
Surgery, Major Illness, or an Accident: Should your child have surgery, major illness, or an accident, please notify the School Nurse so we may assist you with safe and appropriate care for your student on their return to school. A physician's permission will be required for entry back into school.
Vomiting: Students should be kept home if they have vomited two or more times within the past 24 hours.
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