Health and Safety

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.