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     When should I keep my student home?
     
     

    Students with the following symptoms shall be excluded from school until free of symptoms or a document is received from the physician stating that the student is released to return to school.  This list of signs and symptoms is not exhaustive. 

     

    • Temperature of 100 degrees or above (must be fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications, like Tylenol or Ibuprofen)
    • Diarrhea, nausea and/or vomiting
    • Pain and/or swelling at angle of the jaw (pain in or behind the ear that is aggravated by chewing, swallowing, or opening the mouth)
    • Red-eye with purulent discharge or crusting
    • Scaly patches on the scalp (possible ringworm)
    • Intense itching with evidence of open lesions or signs and symptoms of secondary infection
    • Signs of jaundice
    • Acute febrile illness, prodromal systemic symptoms with rash
    • Open, draining lesions

     

    The parent or authorized individual is expected to pick his or her child up within one hour of being notified of any of the above conditions.