It is important, both for the health of your child and that of
other children, that your child not return to school too soon after
an illness. If your child is staying home ill, please call the
office. We would appreciate a description of your child's illness
so that we can take steps at school to reduce the spread of
contagious diseases.
Knowing the symptoms of our ill students is even more critical
with the concern for a pandemic influenza. The following guidelines
are appropriate reasons to keep children home from school:
A fever greater than 100 degrees in the last 24 hours
A rash that is associated with fever or itching
A bad cough-one that you wouldn't want your well child
around
A consistent, goopy, runny nose
Vomiting and/or diarrhea in the last 24 hours
A sore throat, especially with fever or swollen glands in the
neck
A child that is acting ill-unusually tired, pale, difficult to
wake, confused or irritable, lacking normal appetite.
After these illnesses, children can return to school if they
meet the following criteria:
Strep throat-if the child has been on antibiotics for 24 hours,
has no fever and feels ok
Conjunctivitis (pink eye), if the child has been approved to
return to school by a licensed health care provider,
Lice-if the child has been treated, and there are no live lice
and the nits (eggs) have been removed
Ear infections-if the child has been treated by a physician