We want to see students every day at school, when possible. There are times that they should remain home to take care of themselves, minimize their time out of school, to prevent the spread of illness to the general school community and to ensure that all children have access to healthy school environments where they can learn and thrive.
* Keep your child home for at least 24 hours after their fever is gone. Fever should be gone without the use of a fever reducing medicine, such as Tylenol or Motrin. A fever is defined as 100.0°F or higher.
* Children should stay home if they have had vomiting or diarrhea within the past 24 hours.
* If your child is not feeling well enough to participate in class, they should stay home.
* Children with contagious viral illnesses like colds, RSV, COVID-19, and influenza should stay home for at least 24 hours after their fever is gone AND their symptoms are improving.
* If a child is taking antibiotics, they should stay home until they have had the medicine in their system for at least 24 hours.
* Children with new rashes with fever and/or skin sores that are draining fluid on an uncovered part of the body and are unable to be covered with a bandage should be evaluated by their healthcare provider prior to returning to school.
Dismissal for Illness or Injury During School
All students who are ill or injured must be dismissed through the health office. Students are encouraged to report to the health office any illness or injury that occurred at school, this will ensure proper care and insurance claim processing.
Please note: The facilities in school are not designed to take care of ill or injured students for any length of time. Parents are expected to make arrangements to have their ill or injured child picked up at school.
Signs and Symptoms of a Wound Infection
Openings in the skin such as abrasions (scrapes) or cuts need to be kept clean, dry, and covered until the skin is healed to keep the wound from being infected. Remind your child to wash their hands before or after touching the wound. The Bandaid or gauze should be changed every day and more often if it becomes wet or dirty. It is normal for the wound to drain clear yellow or pink liquid in the beginning and be sore when touched. When changing the bandage it is important to look at the wound every day for signs of infection such as:
- increasing redness of the skin around the wound
- swelling of the area
- liquid coming from the wound that is making the bandage very wet, is thick, turns green, or dark yellow, and/or smells bad
- pain at the wound or in part of the body where the wound is located
- skin is very warm around the wound
If you see any of the above signs, or your child has a fever, call your doctor or health care provider as soon as possible.
Wound infection may not always start right away, and some infections may be from germs (bacteria) that can cause very serious illness. It is very important to call your doctor or health care provider right away if you see any of the following in your child:
- fever (temperature at or over 101 on the thermometer) and/or chills
- pain, swelling, redness, and warmth where the injury occurred, which gets bad very quickly
- liquid coming from the wound that is making the bandage very wet is thick, turns green or dark yellow, and/or smells bad
- complains of stomach pain, decreased appetite, nausea or vomiting
- dizziness, light-headed and/or headache
- confusion and/or weakness, or sleeping a lot
- rash anywhere on the body
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