Student Health Exclusion Guidelines
These guidelines shall be followed for any school day or school sponsored events.
Your child should stay home from school in the following situations:
- Fever: greater than 100.4 degrees F; may return after 24 hours fever free without the aid of fever reducing medications.
- Vomiting: may return after 24 hours from last episode.
- Diarrhea: may return after 24 hours from last episode.
- Rash: open and draining or if a fever is also present; may return after 24 hours fever free or on treatment for 24 hours.
- Chickenpox: may return when all pox are dry and scabbed over; about 5 to 7 days after the start of the rash.
- Contagious diseases: strep throat, impetigo, pink eye (bacterial), scabies, ringworm or other diseases not listed; may return after 24 hours on prescribed treatment.
Public Health Orders may override local Health Guidelines in some instances. The school nurse will advise you should a situation arise.
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