School Illness Policy 

Dear Parents,

If a child is brought to or becomes ill at school and has to leave due to the illness, you will be required to take your child to the doctor. Before your child is allowed to return, you must bring a doctor’s note to school saying what date your child is cleared to come back because they are no longer contagious to the other children & adults.

*If your child's doctor believes your child has Allergies, meds MUST be given to alleviate the nasal discharge, chest congestion, and/or coughing. If the doctor will not prescribe meds, or feels the child does not need meds, a Dr's Written Note will be required, OR your child will be sent home until symptoms disappear.*

Illness that a child may have at school, which will require you to take him/her to the doctor may include, but are not limited to:

1) A Fever over 100.9F on the ear, under the arm, oral or forehead thermometer. (You will need to see the doctor to make sure child doesn't have an ear infection, strep throat or other contagious flu/cold).

2) Any type of Rash or questionable Bumps, and/or red Spots (need to go to Dr to determine which rash child has and proper quarantine time to prevent spread of infection).

3) Green/Yellow/Brown Mucus coming out of the nose, mouth, or eyes (will need 24hrs of antibiotic for nose/mouth or 24hrs of antibiotic eye drops for conjunctivitis/pink eye drainage before return to school).

4) Uncontrollable Coughing with or without Congestion (will need appropriate asthma meds or cough syrup to make the coughing stop).

5) Loose stool or Diarrhea more than once in a day (will not be allowed back to school until they have gone 24hrs without diarrhea).

6) Vomiting or stomach flu of any kind (will not be allowed back to school until they have gone 24hrs without vomiting).

Please do not bring your child to school if they exhibit any of these symptoms. If you bring your child with these symptoms, they will be turned away at the front door, or called shortly there after, and you will be asked to keep your child home until the symptoms are no longer present.

If your child is sick and you plan to keep him or her home, please remember to call by 8:30am. Please remember these policies are set in place to PROTECT the overall health of all of the children and families in our school. If you bring your child to school sick you risk infecting not only the teachers that provide care for your child, but also the other children in our program, as well as their mother's and father's and siblings, possibly making them miss work and or school, birthday's and other important social occasions. Thank you for keeping your sick child home.