SICK POLICY NAEYC Standard 1B . 19
It is our goal for students to remain in school whenever possible , however there are times when a student is ill or injured and must not attend school . Depending on the illness , your child must remain out of school for the duration of time noted below .
If your child exhibits any of the symptoms listed below and / or needs medications such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen to relieve any of these symptoms , he or she is probably not well enough to attend school and should remain at home . If you are unsure as to whether your child is well enough to attend school , call the SELC Nurse at ( 860 ) 763-8858 to discuss your child ’ s condition .
If your child is in school and experiences these or other symptoms or suffers an injury , you or your emergency contact should be available to pick up .
Health Room Practices :
• For contagious illnesses , a note from a physician stating that the child is ready to reenter school is required before returning .
• Children with chicken pox are excluded from school at least seven days from the onset of rash and until scabs are dry . A doctor ’ s note is required . If the child has been vaccinated and has chicken pox , they may return when lesions are scabbed .
• Children with colds are excluded from school , if accompanied with fever or excessive cough or congestion , until contagious symptoms disappear .
• Children with conjunctivitis ( pink eye ) are excluded from school until they have been on medication for 24 hours and the drainage is gone . A medical note is required .
• Children who have been vomiting are excluded from school until 24 hours since child has stopped vomiting .
• Children with diarrhea are excluded from school until 24 hours have passed since the last episode . Exceptions may be made with a doctor ’ s written recommendation .
• Children with fevers of 100 degrees or more are excluded from school until 24 hours have passed since the fever ended .
• Children with impetigo are excluded from school until the lesions have healed or until 48 hours of antibiotic treatment is documented by a doctor ’ s note .
• Children with infectious hepatitis are excluded from the school until the lesions have healed or until 48 hours of antibiotic treatment is documented by a doctor ’ s note .
• Children with influenza are excluded from school for three days and must be kept out for 24 hours after the fever has ended .
• Children with active lice ( actual bug ) are excluded from school until there is no active infestation . The student can return to school when he / she no longer has an infestation , which will be determined through examination by the school nurse .
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