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When to Keep Your Child Home From School

 

  

 

Stay Home If:

Symptoms:

Return to School When:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow or green pus appears

 

Eye Infection 

Drainage-free for 24 hours with 24 hours of treatment

The temperature on an oral thermometer reads 100 F or higher (100.4 for an ear, rectal or forehead temperature)

 

Fever

Fever-free for 24 hours, without fever reducing medication

You suspect or know your child has nits and/or live lice

 

Lice

After treatment and removal of nits & lice the school nurse will re-check the following school morning

Your healthcare provider diagnoses or suspects strep throat.

 

Sore Throat

24 hours after beginning Antibiotics

Your child is vomiting or has uncontrollable diarrhea

 

Stomachache

Vomit & diarrhea-free for 24 hours.

 

 

 

 

Time frames are subject to change based on Covid-19 & the school's policies & procedures.  Please check with your School Nurse or School Administrator for updated information.

 

 

Updated 6/3/21