Illness

What to do?

Diarrhea (3+ in 24 hours)

Keep your child home until diarrhea free for 24 hours. 

Fever with temperature 100.0° 

Keep your child home until fever-free for 24 hours without using fever-reducing medicine such as Motrin or Tylenol. If you give your child medication, wait at least 6 hours after their dose to start timing the 24 hours.

Cold/Flu-like symptoms with fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny nose, muscle pain, tiredness; may also have vomiting and diarrhea**/*** 

Keep your child home until symptoms have significantly improved (if fever, diarrhea, or vomiting, see that criteria as well).

Head lice

If lice are first found at school, children may stay until the end of the day but may not return until treated and all live lice are gone. 

Illness that prevents the child from taking part in class activities easily

Children may return to school when able to take part in activities (if fever, diarrhea, or vomiting, see that criteria as well).

Rash (with fever or behavior change)

Keep your child home until seen by a doctor and treated if needed.

Strep throat

Keep your child home until 24 hours after antibiotics have been started (with a physician note, a student may return within 12 hours if indicated by MD). 

Pink eye (Conjunctivitis) 

Keep children home if they are unable to avoid touching eyes. Antibiotics not required for return. 

Vomiting 

Keep your child home until vomit free for 24 hours and able to tolerate a regular diet.