When to Keep Your Child Home From School
Stay Home If: |
Symptoms: |
Return to School When: |
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Yellow or green pus appears
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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)
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Fever |
Fever-free for 24 hours, without fever reducing medication |
You suspect or know your child has nits and/or live lice
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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.
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Sore Throat |
24 hours after beginning Antibiotics |
Your child is vomiting or has uncontrollable diarrhea
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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