HEALTH
School attendance is important; however, your student may need to stay home because he/she is too sick to effectively learn at school and/or he/she might spread a contagious illness to other students. While not all illnesses require exclusion, there are instances when students may be sent home from school. School staff will notify parents/guardians when a student needs to be picked up from school.
Parents are asked to keep their students home OR students will be sent home if an illness or injury results in the following:
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Prevents the student from participating comfortably in academics or activities
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Results in needed care that is greater than school personnel can provide considering the health and safety of your child and other students
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Poses a risk of spread of diseases to others
Please keep your student home in the following situations. If a student is already at school and shows any of the following signs, he/she will be sent home:
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Fever
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Vomiting
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Persistent diarrhea
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Rash associated with fever
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Sore throat
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Mouth sores
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Eye infections (conjunctivitis or pink eye)
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Difficulty breathing
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Drastic change in baseline behavior
In the event that your student displays any of the above symptoms, please keep them home from school. Thank you for your assistance.
***Students may return to school once they are symptom-free for 24 hours. Absences due to illness that last 3 or more days, need a release from a physician to return to school.***
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Please report to the school any communicable diseases including strep throat, chicken pox, mumps, pertussis, measles, impetigo, conjunctivitis, and head lice, as soon as the diagnosis is complete. Notice of potential exposure to these diseases will be sent home when the first case appears in the school. Please be assured that your student’s name will not be released on the notice.