To Send or Not To Send?

In general, these symptoms warrant keeping a child home for the day and/or possibly longer:

• Fever of 100 or more- stay home for 24 hours after fever is gone.  Encourage rest and plenty of fluids.
• Vomiting or diarrhea- stay home 24 hours after last episode and encourage fluids.
• Sore throat- assess for fever; if sore throat continues more than 3 days take child to doctor for throat culture
• Runny nose, cough- often a day or two of rest.  Light diet and extra fluids will help resolve a cold and will help minimize the spread in school.
• Earaches- Lasting more than a day, or accompanied by severe pain warrant a call to your health provider.
• Impetigo or other skin rash- please have these identified and treated for 24 hours before returning to school.  Please contact the school nurse with questions.
• "Pinkeye" or conjunctivitis- a draining, itchy eye that is red must be treated with antibiotic eye ointment before returning to school.  Consult your health care provider. 
• Head Lice- the child must be "nit" free and examined by the school nurse before re-entry to class.