When students are ill, they report to the Main office
to call home for assistance. Please be sure that our emergency card
for your child is accurate, so that we will always be able to reach you
when the need arises. If your child must take
a medication during school hours, it must be brought to the main office in the
original container labeled as described on the authorization form that is
available in the main office. A student's parent and medical
practitioner must sign this form, authorizing designated school personnel to
administer medication. Medications are locked up to ensure safety.
The school nurse is available on a limited basis
for appointments. you may leave a message for her through the counseling
office or voice mail.
Please review our school
guidelines about illness and our efforts to minimize communicable diseases
in the school setting. These guidelines should be used to help parents
determine whether or not your child should come to school. Students with
cold symptoms should not attend school. Cold symptoms include:
a constant runny nose with abnormal color or consistent nasal or
lung/chest congestion
coughing that is constant or persistent
recurrent sneezing that is not allergy related Do
not send a child to school with an abnormal temperature—any temperature
over 100.0 degrees F. Symptoms to watch for might be a flushed face,
chills, paleness or skin abnormally warm to the touch. One or all of these
symptoms might be present. If in doubt at all, please take your child’s
temperature. If you have no thermometer but have any concerns, please keep
your child at home. A child with a temperature needs to stay home for at
least 24 hours. Remember, if you reduce your child’s fever with medication
like Tylenol, your child is still ill. Please do not medicate your child
and bring them to school. Children spread their sickness most during the
time they have a fever.
Don’t send a child to school who has been vomiting
within the last 12 hours.
Don’t send a child to school who has had episodes of
diarrhea in the last 12 hours.
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