Send Your Child to to School...
- Vague complaints of aches, pains, or fatigue.
- Sniffles, a clear mucous runny nose and a mild cough without a fever.
- A single episode of diarrhea or vomiting without any other symptoms.
- Ear infection; no pain.
Keep Your Child Home From School...
- Any physical or emotional condition that would prevent him/her from participating comfortably in class.
- A fever of 100 degrees or more, coupled with a rash, earache, sore throat, sluggishness, or nausea. Fever may signal a highly contagious infection. Keep home until fever free for 24 hours. Do not give aspirin to children and/or teenagers for relief of discomfort or fever without first consulting a physician for each specific use. Aspirin or aspirin-containing medications should not be used to treat the symptoms of viral illnesses in children and/or teenagers as it increases the chance of developing Reye’s Syndrome.
- A persistent, productive cough and wheezing coupled with a thick or constant nasal discharge.
- An undiagnosed rash, especially when accompanied by a fever and behavioral change.
- Pink eye, untreated, in which there is a white or yellow discharge, often with matted eyelids after sleep, eye pain and redness.
- Head lice – Call the Health Office at (619) 397-0103 x4697 immediately if you suspect head lice. The school district has specific requirements for treatment.
- Chicken Pox – Keep home until all blisters are scabbed over and dry and six days have passed.
- Diarrhea or vomiting more than once or accompanied by fever, rash, or general weakness.
- Impetigo – Keep home for 24 hours after starting antibiotic treatment.
- Ringworm (contagious fungus infection) - Keep home until treatment is started. Ringworm on the scalp requires an oral medication. Ringworm on the body can be treated with a cream applied directly to the affected area and covered with a bandage.