Should I Keep My Child Home From School Today?

YES, if she/he has:

     _____ temperature of 100 degrees or higher within last 24 hours

     _____ severe cough

     _____ severe cold

     _____ undetermined rash

     _____ vomiting within past 24 hours

     _____ sore throat – difficulty swallowing

     _____ red, watery, burning, itching eyes

     _____ diarrhea within the last 24 hours

     _____ nits in hair

     The above symptoms/conditions may mean the start of a communicable disease or nuisance condition that could affect many of the other children in your child’s classroom. Also, your child may be too sick to learn in school that day. In fairness to ALL children, keep your child home until you can determine what else may be developing.

     Contact the school nurse if you have any questions. If both parents are employed, please make arrangements to have a caregiver available in case your child becomes ill while in school. Include names on your emergency contact forms.