• Too sick for school? Here's how to tell...

    When your child is not feeling well, deciding whether to send them to school or keep them home can be difficult.
    Here are some simple guidelines to help make that decision a little easier.
    If you have more questions, don't hesitate to contact your physician.

    In most cases, your child should not be at school if they have the following symptoms:

  • Girl in a green shirt with coughing cold symptom.

    I have a cough and other cold symptoms

    Sore throat, cough, fever, congestion, runny nose

    To return to school:

    The fever returns to normal for 24 hours without medication to lower it.

  • Boy with a thermometer in his mouth indicating he has a high fever.I have a fever

    Temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher within the last 24 hours

    To return to school:

    Your child must be fever free for 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing medicine (i.e., Tylenol, Motrin, Advil).

  • Girl holding her hand to her throat indicating a sore throatI have a sore throat

    Sudden high fever, redness in throat, with white patches, pain when swallowing, or doctor diagnosis strep throat

    To return to school:

    24 hours after 1st dose of antibiotics and normal temperature 98.6 degrees fahrenheit or below.

  • Boy with green liquid coming out of his mouth indicating an upset tummy with vomiting.I have a stomachache

    Several episodes (2 or more) of vomiting and diarrhea within the last 24 hours period

    To return to school:

    Your child must be free for 24 hours without medication to control it.

  • Boy blowing his nose with a tissue, water droplets from his forehead, indicating a fever and other COVID symptomsI have COVID

    Fever, chills, new cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, loss of taste or smell, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea

    To return to school: 

    No nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or fever for at least 24 hours without the use of a fever reducing medicine, and other symptoms are improving.

    * Individuals with a respiratory virus can return to school after it has been 24 hours with no fever (without fever-reducing medicine) and other symptoms are improving *

  • Girl in a gray shirt with spots on her face indicating a rash symptom. I have a rash

    Unknown rashes or skin lesions, with oozing, drainage, or fever

    To return to school: 

    Your child must be free from rash or fever and have been evaluated by a physician if needed.

  • Boy pointing at his eye which has a green overlay indicating an eye infection. I have an eye infection

    Thick mucus or pus draining from the eye or pink eye (conjunctivitis)

    To return to school:

    Your child must be free from drainage and/or have been evaluated by a physician if needed.

     

  • Boy with distressed facial expression while putting his hand on his head with white dots in his hair indicating lice I have head lice

    Excessive, distracting itching of scalp, a tickling sensation of something moving in the hair, irritability, and head sores as a result of scratching

    To return to school:

    Your child may return if treated with the appropriate lice treatment at home or referred to their health care provider for further treatment recommendations if needed.

  • Girl who appears to be upset with small pink dots on her face indicating chicken pox I have chicken pox

    Itchy rash or blisters, fever, headache, and feeling tired

    To return to school: 

    Your child may return after there are no new blisters or spots appear, and all the spots have scabbed over and are dry.
    • It's OK to have a runny nose and/or small cough
    • We encourage you to seek medical attention when your child is sick and to follow your health care provider's recommendation about returning to school and other activities.

     

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