You should keep your child home if they have-

• A harmful illness like Chicken Pox that might make other children or teachers sick.
• Strep throat. After 24 hours of treatment they can return.
• A fever of 101 and over and are too sick for normal activities.
• An eye infection with pus coming from one or both eyes.
• Thrown up more than 2 times in the past 24 hours or vomiting with fever or feeling ill.
• Frequent diarrhea more than 2 times the normal for them or if it causes accidents. Also if it contains blood.
• Mouth sores with drooling unless seen by the Primary Care Provider (PCP)
• Problems breathing such as a bad cough or if your child has asthma and the medicine isn’t working.
• A new rash with a fever or behavior change.
• Open sores that are draining and cannot be covered by bandages or clothes.
• Lice or scabies that haven’t been treated.
• A concussion and are still having headaches unless cleared by the PCP to attend school.

Call your PCP or the School Nurse if you have any questions about a concern or condition not covered in this list.

Your child does not need to stay home with a minor illness such as a cold, ringworm, warts, fever or pink eyes with clear drainage.
Adapted from a Health Fact sheet from Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines in Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools