CLASSROOM INFECTION PREVENTION
Students should not attend school if:
· The
student has a fever. The student may return to school after having a
normal temperature for at least 24 hours while not taking any fever reducing medications (ex. Tylenol or Motrin).
· They seem tired/lethargic, pale, with little
appetite, and generally "not him/herself”.
· The
student is vomiting. The student may return to school approximately 24 hours after symptoms resolve, and is able to tolerate a normal
diet.
· The
student has diarrhea. The student may return to school approximately 24 hours after symptoms resolve, and is able to tolerate a normal
diet.
· The
student has severe cold symptoms, upper respiratory infection, a persistent
cough, a runny nose that they cannot manage by themselves &/or contain with
tissues, or other symptoms that would interfere with effective school
participation.
· The
student is diagnosed with a communicable disease or illness. (ex: Influenza, Pneumonia, Strep Throat, Pertussis, head lice, Chicken pox (Varicella),
impetigo, scabies).
Please contact your school nurse before sending your child back to
school.
Remember the 24 Hour rule of thumb!
Return to school guidelines
Students may return to school after the following:
24 hours without temperature (and without taking fever reducing medications such as Tylenol or Advil/Motrin)
24 hours without nausea, vomiting, diarrhea (and tolerating a normal diet)
If your child still seems tired, pale, with little appetite, not tolerating solid foods, and generally "not him/herself", PLEASE do not send him/her to school. Some viral illnesses may take longer before your child is well enough to return to school.
