Illness or Injury Exclusion Criteria
Regulation. 758-1
Parents are often confronted with this decision when their child complains of not feeling well. The following guidelines may be helpful but they do not cover every medical condition and does not take the place of seeking medical attention.
Fever - 100.4 degrees or higher - A fever is a sign of illness. A child with a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher should not attend school until student has been fever free for at least 24 hours (without fever reducing medication).
Colds- Minor cold symptoms are common and usually don't interfere with school attendance. A child with thick or constant nasal discharge or constant cough should remain home.
Rash - A rash may cover the entire body or only one area. A student who has a rash of unknown origin or accompanied with a fever should not attend school.
Vomiting/Diarrhea
-
Student
should
not
attend
school
until
symptom-
free
for
at
least
24
ours.
Head
injury
-student
should
not
come
to
school
until
doctor
has
cleared
to
do
so.
Contagious
illnesses
-
pink
eye,
strep
throat,
ringworm,
and
impetigo
are
all
infections
and
must
be
treated
with
medication
for
a
minimum
of
24
hours
before
returning
to
school.
Inadequate
immunizations
with
known
disease
outbreak
in
school.