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 (Pink Eye)
• 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.