When should a child stay home?

If your child complains of this:

Then your child may return to school:

Breathing (difficulty)

When breathing is comfortable or per
the instructions of the primary care provider

Cough

When the cough will not interfere with school
functioning or per the instructions of the
primary care provider
 

Diarrhea

When there has been no diarrhea for
twenty-four hours without the use of
anti-diarrheal medication
 

Fever*

When the temperature is normal for
twenty-four hours without the use of
fever reducing medication
 

Illness requiring antibiotics

When the child has completed
twenty-four hours of antibiotic therapy

Not wanting to attend school
(School Refusal)

Call for assistance from your Licensed
School Nurse, School Social Worker,
Guidance Counselor, or School
Administrator as soon as school
refusal is recognized or suspected


 

Rash

When the physician has documented
that the rash is not contagious

Vomiting

When there has been no vomiting for
twenty-four hours without the use 
of anti-emetic medication