Stomachache, vomiting, and diarrhea.  A child with vomiting and/or diarrhea should be kept at home until symptoms have resolved for at least 12 hours and the child is able to return to a normal diet.

 

Cold, sore throat, cough.  If cold and cough symptoms are associated with fever or they do not readily improve, call your doctor.  Your child may attend school if there is no fever for at least 24 hours.

 

Fever.  Your child may attend school with a temperature less than 100 F.   Fevers are generally signs of infection.  While Tylenol/Motrin may be effective in reducing fever, it is a temporary measure.  It does not address the underlying cause.  Your child should be fever free without medication for at least 24 hours before 
returning back to school.

  

    Returning to school too quickly may prolong your child’s illness 
and allow it to spread to others.  Remember to wash hands frequently.

Please remember you can call the school, 233-1234, at any time if your child is ill.    You should call even if your child is absent more than one day in a row or if he/she went home ill the previous day.  It is not necessary to call the teacher.

    

If you have any questions, you can call your school nurse.