Sharing this information will allow the school nurse to better safeguard the health of each student, especially in times of emergency.

In addition to the above guidelines, parents/guardians are encouraged to contact the school nurse with any questions or problems.

Newly diagnosed health problem (seizures, diabetes, asthma, allergy, stomach issues, immune disorder)

Newly prescribed daily medication or a change in dose of current medication

Documentation of immunization or boosters

Contagious or communicable disease such as chickenpox, flu, strep throat, whooping cough, pneumonia, conjunctivitis, or head lice

Head Injury Or Concussion

Health issues that may affect school performance, e.g., vision or hearing, attention deficit  disorder

Health problem that may affect school attendance

Treatment for any problem that may impair safety or mobility during the school day or restrict gym or recess, e.g., broken bones, orthopedic

problem, on crutches, mononucleosis, recent surgery, upcoming surgery, concussions, or any head injury

Family experiencing a problem and needing support, assistance, or a referral for help, e.g., death in the family, change in marital status, parenting issues, substance abuse, mental health problems

For the protection of your child as well as the school community, students should be kept home from school or will be dismissed from school under the following circumstances:

The student has a communicable disease. (see below)

The student has a temperature of over 100 degrees. The student may return after he/she is fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducers.

The student has an eye infection that has not been diagnosed by a physician. Conjunctivitis is not an emergency, so students who are identified as having symptoms at school do not need to be sent home from school that day.  Parents will be informed that symptoms were noticed. Infected students and staff can return the day after any indicated treatment has begun for bacterial conjunctivitis, unless the student is at a developmental level that prevents them from maintaining proper hygiene. Parents/guardians should notify the school if the health care provider decides not to prescribe medication. Individuals with viral conjunctivitis should still be presumed contagious until symptoms have resolved, but transmission can be controlled with adequate hand hygiene and individuals are allowed in school.  

The student has persistent coughing or trouble breathing. He/she may need to be evaluated for asthma, or a serious respiratory infection.

The student has an undiagnosed rash. Rashes may need to be evaluated by a physician to rule out communicable disease.

The student has diarrhea which cannot be managed by the child’s ability to use the toilet or able to be contained in a diaper. Diarrhea is defined as multiple loose watery stools unrelated to food, medication or a diagnosed chronic condition. The student may return when he/she has been symptom free for 24 hours.

Individuals need not be excluded or sent home early from school because of head lice. Parents/guardians of affected students should be notified and informed that their children must be properly treated and may return to school on the day after treatment. Other close contacts may be checked to determine if there are other cases.The student has been vomiting (more than the usual spitting up as in the case of an infant) within the past 24 hours not associated with a diagnosed condition or medication side effect. The student may return when they have been symptom free for 24 hours.

The student has an illness that prevents him/her from participating comfortably in activities as determined by the staff.