Illness Policy
In Case of Illness:
The school informs parents immediately of all major outbreaks of diseases. Students who show symptoms of a communicable disease will be sent home. If your child is diagnosed with one of the following diseases, please notify the nurse’s office:
- Chickenpox
- Conjunctivitis (pinkeye)
- COVID-19
- Fifth’s Disease
- Impetigo
- Influenza (Flu)
- Lice
- Measles
- Mononucleosis
- Mumps
- Scarlet Fever
- Strep
Students with the following symptoms should not come to school and will be sent home:
- Fever of 100 degrees or higher
- Fever with rash
- Vomiting and/or diarrhea in the 12 hours before school starts in the morning
- Suspicion of communicable disease
Students may be re-admitted to school after an illness when they meet the following criteria:
- Fever free for 24 hours without medication (e.g., Tylenol, Motrin, Advil, etc.)
- 24 hours after beginning antibiotic therapy (for strep, scarlet fever, impetigo)
- One medicated shampoo treatment (lice)
- Vomiting and/or diarrhea have not reoccurred in the 12 hours before school starts in the morning.
- COVID-19 protocols have been met (see below)
Students/faculty with confirmed COVID-19 may return to school when they have met all of the following criteria:
- At least 24 hours without fever (without taking fever-reducing medication)
- Improvement of symptoms
- 5 days have passed since symptoms first appeared
**If the individual tests positive and is asymptomatic, he or she may return after five days have passed since a positive test.