Illness
Reasons for which a child may be sent home or for a parent to keep the child at home from school:
- A fever of 100 degrees or above. The child should remain home until fever-free for 24 hours without the use of any fever-reducing medication like Tylenol or ibuprofen.
- Conjunctivitis (pink eye), strep throat, ringworm, and impetigo are all infections that must be treated with medication for a minimum of 24 hours before returning to school.
- Diarrhea or vomiting. The child must remain home until symptom-free for 24 hours.
- Head injury
- Rash of unknown origin
- Severe coughing or difficulty breathing
- Inadequate immunizations with known disease outbreak in the School (chicken pox, pertussis, mumps, etc.). The child should remain home for the duration of the incubation period.
- Children who are sent home or stay home may not return to school for performances, games, or any extracurricular activities.
