If your child is ill, please keep them home from school. Students who are not feeling well are not able to learn.
Keep your child home when he or she:
- has a fever higher than 100.4 or greater degrees
NOTE: Students may not return until fever free for 24 hours without using fever-reducing medication.
- is vomiting
- has diarrhea
- has strep throat
- has an acute rash
- has an eye infection
- has head lice
- has the flu or flu like symptoms
- have been in the hospital
Your child is ready to go back to school when he or she:
- is fever free without the assistance of fever reducing medication such as Tylenol or Advil for 24 hours. A note from parent/guardian or doctor.
- if free from vomiting for 24 hours. A note from parent/guardian or doctor.
- has been free from diarrhea for 24 hours. A note from parent/guardian or doctor.
- strep throat - has been fever free without the assistance of fever reducing medication for 24 hours and completed at least 24 hours of treatment. A doctor's note permitting return to school.
- is free from rash, itching, and fever. A note from parent-guardian or doctor.
- eye infection - is free from drainage and evaluated by a doctor if needed. Completed at least 24 hours of treatment. A note from parent/guardian or doctor.
- has treated with appropriate lice treatment and live head lice are no longer present. A note from parent/guardian or doctor.
- flu or flu like symptoms - fever free without the assistance of fever reducing medication for 24 hours, and it has been at least five days from diagnosis. A doctor's note permitting return to school.
- A copy of discharge instructions and/or doctor's note permitting a return to school with general instructions.
