When do I keep my child home due to illnes?

When do I keep my child home due to illness?

• Parents should keep their child home from school because of a serious illness, injury or a condition that can be passed on to other children. Although no comprehensive list is possible, the following conditions may be considered appropriate reasons to keep a student home from school:
• Examples of severe illness or injury:
  • Vomiting
  • Temperature 100 °F or higher. Children with a fever (> 100 °F) must stay home until they are fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication.
  • Abdominal pain
  • Earache
  • Head injury
  • Adverse medication effect
  • Suspected fracture
  • Chest pain
  • Severe pain
  • Severe shortness of breath or wheezing

Examples of possible communicable conditions:

• Vomiting
• Loose stools/ diarrhea
• Suspected communicable disease
• Nuisance condition not currently being treated, e.g., ringworm, scabies, head lice
• Red, draining eyes
• A persistent runny nose with yellow/green discharge, accompanied by fever
• A productive cough, accompanied by fever
• Undiagnosed rash

Any questions or health-related concerns? Contact your school nurse @ 410-222-3815