When to stay home

 

Children should be kept home if they have diarrhea, vomiting, severe coughs, severe colds, or undetermined rashes. Children should not come to school with a temperature of 100 degrees or above. The temperature should stay below 100 degrees without fever reducing medication for 24 hours before returning to school. In addition, children should not return to school for 24 hours if they have diarrhea or vomiting.  Consultation with your family doctor is essential if there are any questions.

 

Keep Your Child at Home and notify the school clinic if He/She Has the Following Contagious Diseases:	Your Child May Return to School:
Chicken Pox	When all chicken pox are scabbed over. Usually 7 days.
Conjunctivitis (pink eye) (bacterial/viral)	When symptoms are clear or 24 hours after treatment with antibiotics.
Flu/COVID-19/respiratory illness	Stay home until fever free for 24 hours and without the use of fever reducing medications
Fifth's Disease	After diagnosis by physician unless child has fever. No treatment necessary.
Head Lice	After medicated shampoo (i.e., Kwell, Rid, A200, etc.) and the majority of nits are removed.  Report to clinic for a head check before returning to class
Impetigo	24 hours after treatment has begun; draining sores must be covered.
Pinworms	After treatment by a physician.
Ringworm	24 hours after treatment by physician, exclude from contact sports until sores are gone.  Keep area covered.
Scabies	After treatment with prescription medication.
Streptococcal Sore Throat (strep throat)	24 hours after treatment with prescription medication has begun and fever has subsided.

 

If your child has Measles, Mumps, Rubella or Hepatitis, call the district nurse for specific advice.