When to Keep My Child Home From School
Please Keep Students With Symptoms Out Of School
This list is school instructions, not medical advice. Please contact your health care provider with health concerns.
| SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS | THE STUDENT MAY RETURN AFTER… *The list below tells the shortest time to stay home. A student may need to stay home longer for some illnesses. |
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*Fever-free for 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medicine. |
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*Symptoms improving for 24 hours ((no cough or cough is well controlled and breathing comfortably). Urgent medical care may be needed. |
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*Symptom-free OR with orders from doctor to school nurse. Follow fever instructions above. Urgent medical care may be needed. |
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*Symptoms improving for 24 hours (no more than two bowel movements more than normal and no longer having accidents) with orders from doctor to school nurse. |
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*Symptom-free for 24 hours OR with orders from doctor to school nurse. |
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*Symptom free, which means rash is gone OR sores are dry or can be completely covered by a bandage OR with orders from doctor to school nurse. |
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*Symptom-free, which means redness and drainage are gone OR with orders from doctor to school nurse. |
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*After the school has orders from doctor or local public health authority to school nurse. |
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*Symptom-free, which means return to normal behavior OR with orders from doctor to school nurse. |
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*After the school has orders from doctor to school nurse AND after measures are in place for the student’s safety. Please work with school staff to address special health-care needs so the student may attend safely. |