When to Keep Your Child Home

  • Children who have the following symptoms should stay home and not come to school until these symptoms have been gone for at least 24 hours without the help of medication.

    • Fever (100 degrees or higher)
    • Sore Throat (with fever or swollen neck)
    • Persistent Vomiting or Diarrhea
    • Rash (with fever and itching)
    • Conjunctivitis/Pink Eye (your child can attend school 24 hours after starting medical treatment)

    A child with a typical cold but no fever or green drainage may come to school.

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