When to Keep Your Child at Home
The following are some guidelines to follow when deciding
whether to keep your child home from school.
- Fever-
If your child has a fever of 100 degrees by mouth or 99 degrees axillary,
the child should stay home. He/She
should remain fever free for 24 hours before returning to school.
- Vomiting-
Your child should remain at home for 24 hours after last vomiting
occurs. If he/she should vomit at school, a parent/guardian must pick-up the child
or make arrangements for someone to take the child home.
- Diarrhea-
If your child has loose or frequent stools; he/she should stay at home
until free of diarrhea for 24 hours no matter the cause.
- Sore
throat, “cold”, cough- Should remain at home until
symptoms are only mild. Appearance of child should
also be taken into consideration.
If he/she is obviously ill, lethargic, etc., he/she cannot
learn. If the child is
coughing, this can also disturb and spread “germs” to
other children.
- Rash-
Rash of unknown cause should be seen by a physician. Child should remain at home until cause
is determined.
- “Pink”
eye- Infection of the conjunctiva or “white” part of eye. Child is excluded until 24 hours after
treatment has been started by a physician.
Need to bring a note from the doctor stating child is being treated
and what day he/she can return to school.
- Impetigo,
boils, abscesses, sties, infections- Must be treated and lesions healed or
under continuous medical treatment.
Any open and/or oozing wounds must be treated and covered. Need a note from the doctor that lesions
are being treated and that child may return to school.
- Head
Lice- Must stay home until child is treated with a special shampoo and all
nits are removed.
- Ringworm
of scalp- May come to school under adequate medical supervision and
treatment. Must bring a note from
the doctor that child is being treated.
- Ringworm
of scalp- Child may attend school under adequate medical supervision and
treatment. Must bring a note from
the doctor that child is being treated.
Upon returning to school ringworm lesion must be covered by
clothing and/or bandages.
- Scabies-
Infectious disease of the skin caused by a mite. It must be treated and the child
excluded until treatment is adequate.
Must bring a note from the doctor that child is being treated.
- Hepatitis
A- Due to a virus. Causes diarrhea
and jaundice. Spread through
stools, drinking water that is contaminated, etc. When diagnosed, should have physicians’ permission
and note from the doctor saying that the child can return to
school.
- Herpes
Simplex II- Fever blister, “cold” sores around the
mouth, lips, and sometimes near or in nostrils. Your
child should stay home during acute stage.
Please make arrangements with relatives, friends, neighbors,
or a sitter to pick your child up when he/she is ill at school. The most important issue is that your child be
fed, clean, well-rested, and healthy in order to enhance his/her learning.
The
best defense against illness is frequent and thorough handwashing.
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