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How Sick is too Sick!
This information sheet is designed to be used as general guidance. If you have a medical question, please consult your physician. Please notify the school if your child tests positive for any communicable disease, including COVID, flu, strep throat, etc.
Symtom | Send to School | Keep at Home |
|---|---|---|
Fever | During the past 24 hours, the student's temperature has been below 100 degrees, and no fever-reducing medication has been taken. | During the past 24 hours, the student's temperature has been more than 100 degrees. |
Diarrhea | During the past 24 hours, no more than one watery stool has occurred. | During the past 24 hours, more than one watery stool has occurred. |
Vomiting | During the past 24 hours, no vomiting has occurred. | During the past 24 hours, vomiting has occurred. |
Eyes | Eyes may be itchy, but are not red, crusty, or draining. | Eyes are pink/red, draining, crusty, itching, painful, sensitive to light, or the student has vision changes. |
Cough/Runny Nose | Slight cough or runny nose, but no fever, and the student can cover cough, blow nose, and wash hands. | Symptoms are severe enough that the student is unable to learn. The student has a fever, or cannot cover cough, blow nose, or wash hands. |
Rash | Rash is not draining or spreading. The student does not have a fever, and symptoms of itching are not severe enough to impede learning. | Rash is bothersome and distracting. The student may have a fever or severe itching, or the rash may be spreading or draining. |
Asthma | Symptoms are well controlled, and the student knows when to contact a school adult for assistance. The student also has an asthma action plan on file at the school and is following the plan. | Symptoms are not well controlled. The student cannot recognize when he/she needs assistance, and no asthma action plan is on file at the school. |
Lice | The student has been treated, and no live lice are present. However, eggs may be present. Hair needs to continue to be combed until no eggs are present. | Live lice are present. |
COVID/FLU | Student has test positive quarantined 5 days and have not had a fever for at least 24 hours without fever reducing medications. Close contact with no symptoms | Tested positive for COVID. Quarantine at home for 5 days from the start of symptoms. Continue to quarantine if your symptoms have not improved or a fever remains. Close contact with symptoms, stay home, and take a COVID test. |