Nurse

Your child’s temperature must be below 100.0 degrees for a minimum of 24 hours without the need to take fever-reducing medication before returning to school. If your child is sent home from school with a fever, they cannot come back to school for a minimum of 24 hours without the need to take fever reducing medications.

If there is no fever and your child feels good, school is fine

Children with bad coughs need to stay home and possibly see a doctor. What you think is a bad cold could be bronchitis, flu, or pneumonia. Any of those conditions require prompt medical care. But when the cough improves and your child is feeling better, then it’s back to school. Please do not wait for the cough to disappear entirely-that could take a week or longer! You may bring cough drops to the clinic for your child. Please make sure they are in the original container, not expired, labeled with your child’s name, and you have filled out and signed a Medication Administration Form.

If your child has never been diagnosed with asthma, wheezing is new, or wheezing is getting worse they should see their physician immediately.

If your child is in need of nebulizer treatments more than every 4 to 6 hours they should not come to school. If your child is in need of nebulizer treatments while at school that are not more frequent than every 4 to 6 hours, please fill out a Medication Administration Form. Bring your child’s medication, tubing, and mask in a ziploc bag. Please do not send loose vials of nebulizer medication. The medication must be in the original box, not expired, and with the current prescription label attached.

Your child must be free from diarrhea or vomiting for a minimum of 24 hours without the need to take anti-diarrheal or anti-nausea medication before returning to school. If your child is sent home from school with diarrhea or vomiting, they cannot come back to school for a minimum of 24 hours without the need to take anti-diarrheal or anti-nausea medication. Your child needs to tolerate at least 2 meals without vomiting or diarrhea before returning to school, even if they don’t have a fever.

A minor sore throat is usually not a problem. If your child’s sore throat becomes severe, even if there is no fever, it could be strep. Other symptoms that can occur in children with strep throat are: headache, upset stomach, trouble swallowing, and loss of appetite. If your child is experiencing similar symptoms, keep them home and take them to their physician. Your child may return to school 24 hours after antibiotic treatment has begun.