When to stay home

General Stay Home Guidelines for Illness:

Your student should stay home if they have: 

• Fever of 100 degrees F within the last 24 hours, without the use of fever reducing medication ("Tylenol" or ibuprofen type medicines)
• Diarrhea or vomiting within the last 24 hours 
• Uncontrolled cough
• Mucus/sputum that is green or yellow and cannot be contained 
• Strep (may return to school 12 hours after start of antibiotic)
• Chicken pox (may return when pox are crusted over) 
• An open wound that cannot be covered

Contagious Diseases

Please inform the health office if your child has been diagnosed by a physician with any highly contagious disease. The information will be kept confidential, but it is important to prevent the spread of disease. Contact Health office for:

• COVID-19 symptoms
• Strep
• Chicken pox or shingles
• Fifth's disease
• Head lice, even after treatment
• Influenza
• Pertussis (whooping cough)
• Impetigo
• An open wound that cannot be covered