Nurses Notes
Is my child well enough to go to school?
This is a common question during cold and flu season. The following guidelines may be helpful to parents in making this decision. Please keep this as a reference to use throughout the school year.
Fever
Children with a fever of 100 degrees or higher should stay home for 24 hours after the temperature returns to normal (98.) without the use of fever reducing medications like Tylenol or Ibuprofen.
Vomiting or Diarrhea
Your child should remain at home until 24 hours after the last episode.
Strep Throat
Chidlren may return to school 24 hours after antibiotic treatment begins. The diagnosis of strep throat can not be made at school.
Rash
Check with your family physician before sending your child to school with a rash in which you do not know the cause. Children may return to school if the rash has been diagnosed as non-contagious or once the recommended treatment for the rash has been received. The diagnosis of a rash can not be made at school.
Chicken pox or Shingles
Please notify the school of any diagnosed case of chicken pox or shingles. Your child should remain at home until all blisters have dried to scabs (about 6-10 days).
Head Lice
Your child may return to school once they have been treated with a medicated shampoo or oil treatment and no live lice are found. You must recheck your family often per the medications directions.
Pink Eye
Symptoms of pink eye will often include sticky discharge from the eye and a pink tint to the sclera (white part of the eye). Contact your child's physician for advice/treatment for these symptoms as prescription eye drops may be necessary. Your child may return to school if the condition has been diagnosed as non-contagious or 24 hours after beginning treatment with the eye drops. A diagnosis of pink eye can not be made at school.
Cough
Coughing that interferes with or limits your child's activity or play may need to be evaluated by his or her health care provider.
Nasal Drainage
Thick, colored drainage from the nose may need to be evaluated by your child's health care provider.
If your child begins to experience one of these symptoms during the school day you will be contacted to take the child home. If they have been sick during the night or are sick before getting on the bus please keep them home because you will be called to pick them up when they get here. In the event a parent can't be reached, one of the emergency contacts will then be asked to pick up the child. Make sure the emergency contact is aware of this and is able to pick the student up. School personnel are not able to transport students home. If we all follow these guidelines it will help all the students, staff and their families keep healthy.
This is a common question during cold and flu season. The following guidelines may be helpful to parents in making this decision. Please keep this as a reference to use throughout the school year.
Fever
Children with a fever of 100 degrees or higher should stay home for 24 hours after the temperature returns to normal (98.) without the use of fever reducing medications like Tylenol or Ibuprofen.
Vomiting or Diarrhea
Your child should remain at home until 24 hours after the last episode.
Strep Throat
Chidlren may return to school 24 hours after antibiotic treatment begins. The diagnosis of strep throat can not be made at school.
Rash
Check with your family physician before sending your child to school with a rash in which you do not know the cause. Children may return to school if the rash has been diagnosed as non-contagious or once the recommended treatment for the rash has been received. The diagnosis of a rash can not be made at school.
Chicken pox or Shingles
Please notify the school of any diagnosed case of chicken pox or shingles. Your child should remain at home until all blisters have dried to scabs (about 6-10 days).
Head Lice
Your child may return to school once they have been treated with a medicated shampoo or oil treatment and no live lice are found. You must recheck your family often per the medications directions.
Pink Eye
Symptoms of pink eye will often include sticky discharge from the eye and a pink tint to the sclera (white part of the eye). Contact your child's physician for advice/treatment for these symptoms as prescription eye drops may be necessary. Your child may return to school if the condition has been diagnosed as non-contagious or 24 hours after beginning treatment with the eye drops. A diagnosis of pink eye can not be made at school.
Cough
Coughing that interferes with or limits your child's activity or play may need to be evaluated by his or her health care provider.
Nasal Drainage
Thick, colored drainage from the nose may need to be evaluated by your child's health care provider.
If your child begins to experience one of these symptoms during the school day you will be contacted to take the child home. If they have been sick during the night or are sick before getting on the bus please keep them home because you will be called to pick them up when they get here. In the event a parent can't be reached, one of the emergency contacts will then be asked to pick up the child. Make sure the emergency contact is aware of this and is able to pick the student up. School personnel are not able to transport students home. If we all follow these guidelines it will help all the students, staff and their families keep healthy.