A student should not attend school if:
- The child vomits the night before school or the morning of school.
- The child has had a fever of 100 F or over in the last 24 hours.
- The child has a cold with persistent heavy nasal drainage.
- A persistent, uncontrollable cough is present.
- The child has a very painful sore throat or a sore throat lasting longer than 24 48 hours and is getting worse.
- Child is receiving medication for a communicable condition (strep throat, pink eye, etc.)
- Child may return to school after being on medication for at least 24 hours.
- The child has experienced vomiting or diarrhea in the last 24 hours.
- An unidentified rash or eye inflammation with discharge is present.
- Students have a strep throat infection.
- Students who have strep throat infection should take their prescribed antibiotics for a full 24 hours before returning to school. It takes 24 hours of antibiotic regime before the child is no longer contagious.
- The child generally does not feel well.
The role of the school nurse is to assess a student’s condition through objective and subjective data in order to make appropriate decisions and recommendations to parents/guardians about illnesses or injuries occurring during the school day and when to seek out medical evaluation and treatment.
If you suspect your child may be ill, please do not send your child to school. We are committed to reducing the spread of illness/communicable diseases to keep children and staff healthy. The nurses are not equipped to keep a sick child at school for extended periods of time.
Do not administer medication to lower abnormal temperatures so that they may attend school. The risk of spreading an illness is detrimental to staff and students in the building.
Please do not send sick children to school to take an exam and tell them to go to the nurse after it is done. Students should be feeling well when they take exams, otherwise it will not benefit the student.
If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact your school nurse’s office.