General Information

If your child presents with any of these symptoms please keep your child home until symptoms have greatly improved or as specified:

• Fever/chills: presence of fever 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.  Students should not return to school until they are fever free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medicine (i.e. acetaminophen, ibuprofen, etc). 

• Persistent cough or shortness of breath

• Severe earache or stomachache that makes it difficulty to participate in the school day

• Vomiting/Diarrhea. Students should not return until they are free of vomiting/diarrhea for at least 24 hours without the use of symptom reducing medicine. 

• Eye symptoms such as redness, itchy or crusty eyes/lashes, drainage from eyes The child may return to school once cleared with a healthcare provider note stating he/she is cleared for school or has a chronic condition. 

• The first 24 hours of antibiotic treatments (i.e. strep throat, pink eye, etc.)

• Undiagnosed, new, and/or treated rash or skin condition. The child may return to school if cleared with a healthcare provider note stating he/she is cleared for school or has a chronic condition.

• Wound with purulent drainage 

• If the individual tested positive for COVID-19 or there is strong suspicion of an impending COVID-19 diagnosis based upon clinical symptoms

Please see the District COVID-19 page or contact your school nurse for further questions on return to school guidance in specific scenarios

You must notify your student's school by calling your school's attendance line if your child is home sick and report any diagnosed communicable diseases.  When reporting an absence please indicate the reason for the absence and if it is due to illness, please report symptoms including if your child has a fever, cough or sore throat.

Please refer to the handbook for further information. 

Depending on the illness, a letter provided to the school nurse from your child's physician may be required prior to your child being re-admitted back to school. If your child's physician feels your student requires medical accommodations upon returning to school, please have the physician list the requested accommodations and we will do our best to meet those accommodations. Your student's health and safety upon returning to school is a number one priority! 

If there is any uncertainty whether a "Return to School" letter is required for you student, please call the school health office to discuss any questions or concerns. 

A "Return to School" letter must be signed and dated by your student's physician.

Please see the District COVID-19 page or contact your school nurse for further questions on return to school guidance in specific scenarios 

 If your student needs to be excused from PE/Activities, a physician letter must be provided to the school nurse stating the medical reason for the restriction, the date of when the restriction starts and when the student may return to normal activity.  If the date of return is not listed, a follow up letter must be provided to the school nurse in two weeks with an update of your student's medical condition and, if possible, a date for returning to normal activity.  Your student may not return to PE/Activities until the school nurse is provided a letter with physician clearance.  

If your child is excused from PE they are also restricted from participation in recess/TDPE and intramural activities/sports.  

Please contact your school nurse for questions/concerns regarding your student's specific circumstances.  Please see the student handbook for more information.