GUIDELINES FOR SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS - KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME IF HE SHOWS ANY OF THESE:
1. FEVER: The best way to check for fever is with a thermometer.
No child with a temperature over 100 should be sent to school. May return
when temperature has been normal for at least 24 hours without the use
of fever reducing medications such as Tylenol.
2. "HEAVY" COLD AND HACKING COUGH: Child belongs home
in bed, even though he has no fever.
3. SORE THROAT: If your child complains of a slight sore throat
and has no other symptoms, he may go to school. If white spots can be
seen in the back of the throat or if fever is present, keep him home
and call your doctor.
4. RASH: May be the first sign of one of childhood's many illnesses,
such as chicken pox or measles. A rash or "spots" may cover
the entire body or may appear in only one area. Please do not send a
child to school with a rash or skin eruption until your doctor has said
that it is safe to do so.
5. STOMACH ACHE - VOMITING - DIARRHEA: Consult your doctor if
your child has a stomach ache which is persistent or severe enough to
limit his activity. If vomiting occurs, keep your child home until he
can keep food down. A child with diarrhea should be kept home. Call
your doctor if prompt improvement does not occur.
6. TOOTHACHE: Contact your dentist.
7. EARACHE: Consult your doctor without delay.
8. HEADACHE: A child whose only complaint is headache usually
need not be kept at home.
9. HEAD LICE AND SCABIES: In the past, cases of head lice and
scabies have been identified in the school causing students to be excluded
until they received adequate treatment. To avoid exclusion parents must
check their child's hair and skin frequently. Students must be checked
by the school nurse prior to returning to class.
10. PINK EYE: Students may return to school 24 hours
after the start of the treatment with an antibiotic.
Children are known to have been kept home from school
for reasons other than illness. Unnecessary absence from school may have
a bad effect on a student's attitude, work habits and progress. Please
bear in mind that much of what is missed in the classroom cannot be learned
through written assignments. Use your own good common sense and remember:
SICK CHILDREN BELONG AT HOME -- WELL CHILDREN BELONG IN SCHOOL.
