When Should I Keep My Child Home from School Because of Illness

WHEN SHOULD I KEEP MY CHILD HOME FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE OF ILLNESS?

Children can become sick quickly. You should be aware of signs and symptoms of an illness and NOT send your child to school if any of the following symptoms or illnesses listed below are noted. This is because school is not a place that a child can easily rest if they aren’t felling well and an illness can be spread or passes on to others easily in the school environment. Please keep your child at home and seek the advice of your medical provider for:

 FEVER ~ AND sore throat, rash, vomiting, diarrhea, earache, irritability or confusion. Fever is defined as having a temperature of 99.5° F.

 Diarrhea ~~ runny, watery or bloody stools.

 Vomiting ~~ 2 or more times in a 24-hour period.

 Skin Rash ~~ appeared mysteriously skin lesion that could be ringworm or scabies

 Sore throat with a fever and swollen glands.

 Eye discharge ~~ thick mucus or pus draining from the eye, or pink eye.

 Yellowish skin or eyes.

 Chicken Pox ~~ until the lesions are all scabbed over.

 Any Cold Symptoms that cause sinus pain, chest pain or the coughing up of gray or green sputum with or without fever.

 Head lice ~~ until after the treatment has been completed. This includes removing the nits (eggs) with the special comb or your fingernails. A no Nit policy strictly enforced.

IF YOUR CHILD HAS ANY OF THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS, PLEASE KEEP YOUR CHILD AT HOME AND SEEK ADVICE OF YOUR MEDICAL PROVIDER.

Please note that if your child develops any of the above conditions while at school, you will be contacted to pick up your child. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 897-2146 ext 339.

Thank you, Laura Powers, RN District School Nurse Albrecht Elementary School