Guidelines for keeping students home from school:

PLEASE DO NOT SEND AN ILL CHILD TO SCHOOL.       

If your child is ill or his/her fever is higher than 103 degrees, contact your health care provider for advice.  If you need help in finding a health care provider, you may contact your local health department.

Children with measles, chicken pox/shingles, Fifth disease, rubella, and hepatitis may cause dangerous illness in others, so please call the office if your child has any of these diagnoses.  Also please inform the office right away if you child has any other contagious illness or head lice. 

When should I keep my child home?  This chart can help you decide, but is not intended to substitute for medical advice.

Student’s Symptoms/Diagnosed Illness	Student May Return to School When:
Fever greater than 100.5 degrees (orally—add 1 degree for armpit or ear temperature)	Temperature below 100 degrees (orally) for a minimum of 24 hours without the use of Tylenol or other fever-reducing medicine
Any rash with or w/o fever—new or sudden onset.	Rash/fever disappears
Yellow or brown drainage from eyes; brown/green drainage from nose w/ fever over 100.5; or unusual drainage from other parts of the body, such as a draining sore; or other signs of infection.	Discharge must be gone or the student must have consent from the doctor or nurse to return to school.
Vomiting	Symptom-free for 24 hours
Diarrhea:  3 loose or watery stools in one day	Symptom-free for 24 hours
Cough that is deep, barking, congested, or productive of colored mucous; difficulty breathing or shortness of breath; symptoms or complaints that prevent the student from participating in usual school activities; students that require more care than the school staff can provide.	Symptom-free or student must have been on antibiotics for 24 hours and have consent from doctor/nurse.  Antibiotics are not effective for viral illnesses.  When antibiotics are prescribed for bacterial infections, take all medications as prescribed until gone.
White, clay-colored, or bloody stool	Consent from doctor/nurse to return to school.
Yellow color of skin and/or eyes (jaundice)	Consent from doctor/nurse to return to school.
Brown or bloody urine	Consent from doctor/nurse to return to school.
Stiff neck or headache with fever	Symptom-free or consent from doctor/nurse to return to school.
Unusually sleepy, lethargic, or grumpy	Symptom-free or consent from doctor/nurse to return to school.
Strep throat diagnosed by health care provider	Must have been on antibiotics for 24 hours and or have consent from doctor/nurse to return to school.
After an illness of two or more weeks, surgery, or other change in health status.	Consent from doctor/nurse to return to school and written instructions to the office from the parent regarding medication or special health needs.
Head lice	Live lice and nit free, with or w/o topical treatment, must be checked-in through the office upon their return to school.