• Nurse's judgment or parental discretion
• Fever over 100 orally within 24hr without fever reducing medications
• Active vomiting within 24hr
• Diarrhea within 24hr
• Swollen or painful joints from injury
• Severe earache
• Suspected contagious diseases (until on treatment for 24 - 48hrs)chicken pox
• Flu or viral symptoms
• conjunctivitis (pink eye) with drainage
• pediculosis (head lice)
• scabies
• undiagnosed rashes
• untreated and uncovered ringworm
• Injury or illness requiring further immediate treatment. Antibiotic treatments of less than 24 hours and possibility that student may be communicable to others.
• Suspected substance abuse
• Preschoolers: continual yellow or green drainage from nose that is unable to be contained or cared for

Attendance Works and the National Association of School Nurses has a helpful checklist for determining whether or not to send your child to school. 

Attendance Works y la Asociación Nacional de Enfermeras Escolares han proporcionado una lista de verificación útil para determinar si enviar o no a su hijo a la escuela.

Should My Child Go to School Today?

It is ok to go to school with: 

• Common Cold
• Runny Nose
  • Regardless of the color or consistency of the drainage as long as the hcild can take care of the drainage themselves.
• Cough
• Eye Drainage
  • Without fever, eye pain, or eyelid/eyeball redness
• Rash
  • Without fever or behavior changes
• Lice Eggs (Nits)
  • Long hair should be pulled back

If your child has three or more symptoms, they need to be seen by their healthcare provider.

Please keep your child home if:

• Child Appears to be Severely Ill
  • Not responsive, irritable, persistent crying, difficulty breathing, quickly spreading rash
• Fever of 100.4 or Higher
  • Stay home until fever free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medications
• Diarrhea
  • Stay home if pooping more frequently or is loose and not related to dietary changes
  • Stay home until free of diarrhea for 24 hours without medication to control the frequency/consistency
• Vomiting - 2 or more times in the last 24 hours
  • Stay home until no vomiting for 24 hours without medication to stop the vomiting and eating has resumed
• Rash
  • With fever or behavior changes
  • Stay home until the healthcare provider diagnoses causes
• Strep Throat
  • Stay home until student has had 2 doses of antibiotics prescribed by a doctor (12 hours apart)