When to Keep Your Child at Home
When to Keep Your Child at Home
Please indicate the type of illness on the absentee line or with the school secretary. Also, remember to share this information with the school nurse (via phone call or email). This way, the nurses can monitor if the flu, strep, or other contagious illnesses are present in the district.
| Exclusions from School | |
|---|---|
| Symptoms | May Return |
| Fever 99.9 degrees or higher |
if temperature is less than 99.9 degrees for 24 hours AND has not had Tylenol or Ibuprofen in past 24 hours |
| Vomiting | no vomiting for past 12-24 hours |
| Diarrhea (2 or more episodes of loose stools) |
no diarrhea or subsequent loose stools for at least 12 -24 hours |
| Strep Throat | at least 24 hours after beginning antibiotics and resolution of fever |
| Pertussis (Whooping Cough) | after completion of 5 days of antibiotics or after 3 weeks of onset of cough |
| Conjunctivitis | may return once antibiotic has been started |
| Coxsackievirus (hand, foot and mouth) | when feeling well enough to attend once blisters appear student is no longer contagious |
| Fifth's Disease | may continue to attend school; once the rash appears student is no longer contagious |
| Varicella (Chicken Pox, Shingles) | may return when all blisters are crusted over and dry; if no vesicles, may return when lesions are faded or no new lesions appear |
| Impetigo | need to be evaluated by a physician and have a note stating it is not contagious; return to school 24 hrs after starting antibiotic |
| Ringworm | may return once treatment has been started; affected areas must be covered |
| Scabies | may return once treatment is completed |
| Unidentified Rash | need to be evaluated by a physician; need written note from physician stating rash is not contagious |
| Head Lice | no exclusions; parent to bring student to the nurse upon return to school the next day after treatment to discuss treatment options if needed |