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GUIDELINES FOR KEEPING SICK CHILDREN
HOME FROM SCHOOL
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Fever
Your child should stay home if he or she has a temperature over
100 degrees. The child can return to school after he or she has
been fever free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing
medications such as Tylenol or Motrin). |
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Pink Eye
(Conjunctivitis) If your child's eyes are swollen, red
or draining, he or she should stay home. If your child was
diagnosed with Conjunctivitis, he or she may return to school 24 hours
after the first dose of prescribed medication.
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Rashes
Your child should stay home if he or she has a rash you can not identify.
A child with a rash should not return to school until a health care
provider has made a diagnosis and authorizes the child's return to school
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Strep Throat
Your child should remain home until he or she has been on
antibiotics for a full 24 hours before returning to school.
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Vomiting/Diarrhea
If your child has vomited or has persistent diarrhea during
the previous night or that morning, he or she should stay home from
school. He or she may return to school only after being symptom
free for 24 hours. |
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Colds
Please consider keeping your child home if
he or she has a moist, productive cough, chest congestion or thick nasal
discharge. Continuous greenish discharge may be a sign of an
infection; therefore, your child should be seen by your health care
provider. |
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