GUIDELINES FOR ILLNESS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

1.  Students with a temperature of 99.8 (without the use of medication to lower fever) should remain home for 24 hours.

2.  Some viruses and bacteria result in skin rashes, so rashes need to be cleared or diagnosed by a physician before school attendance.

3.  Children should be free of vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hourse before returning to class because symptoms often recur and if so, they have exposed the entire class.

4.  Students who run fever at home should not be given medication to lower temperature and sent to school in the morning "just until 9" to have perfect attendance. Other students are exposed and become ill.

5.  All medications sent to school must be kept in the nurse's office, accompanied by a written note containing date, medicine, dose and time to be given as well as a parent signature.  Medications must always be in the original container with printed information one it.  If you are sending a prescription, please ask the pharmacist to send you and extra bottle to send to the school.( note school policy for medications in school)