Illness Policy
Illness Policy
Please refer to this chart for your child(ren)’s illness concerns:
| Symptom | Send to School | Keep at Home |
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| Fever | During the past 24 hours, the student's temperature has been below 100.4 degrees and no fever-reducing medication has been taken. | During the past 24 hours, the student's temperature has been more than 100.4 degrees. |
| Diarrhea | During the past 24 hours, no more than one watery stool has occurred. | During the past 24 hours, diarrhea has occurred. |
| Vomiting | During the past 24 hours, no vomiting has occurred. | During the past 24 hours, vomiting has occurred. |
| Eye Irritation | Eyes may be itchy, but are not red, crusty, or draining. | Eyes are pink, draining, crusty, itching, painful, sensitive to light, or the student has vision changes. |
| Cough/Runny Nose | Slight cough or runny nose, but no fever, and the student is able to cover cough, blow nose, and wash hands. | Symptoms are severe enough that the student is unable to learn. The student has a fever or is unable to cover cough, blow nose, or wash hands. |
| Rash | Rash is not draining or spreading. The student does not have a fever, and symptoms of itching are not severe enough to impede learning. | Rash is bothersome and distracting. The student has a fever or severe itching, or the rash is spreading or draining. |
| Asthma | Symptoms are well controlled, and the student knows when to contact a school adult for assistance, or the student has an asthma action plan on file at the school and is following the plan. | Symptoms are not well controlled. The student is not able to recognize when assistance is needed, and no asthma action plan is on file at the school. |
Your child(ren) may be sent home from school if any of these symptoms occur during the school day. You will be expected to arrange for the child(ren)’s pick up within an hour of being notified.
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Family & Student Handbook
Please refer to the Family Handbook & Student Policies for complete details on our illness policy.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Students that test positive for COVID-19 should stay home for at least 24 hours if symptoms/fever are present and for up to 5 days maximum for ongoing (severe) symptoms.
Absences will only be excused with documentation of a COVID-19 positive test result or physician statement.
Asymptomatic students may return to school with a mask. The mask must be worn for 5 days following the positive COVID-19 test result.
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Your child may not return to school until they have not vomited, had diarrhea, or had a fever for 24 hours without medication.
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Your child(ren)’s illness will be excused the day he/she is sent home and the following day. A doctor’s excuse will be required for any additional days absent.
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Please call the front office to update your contact information at 317-423-0204. This is very important to ensure we can get ahold of a guardian in the event of Injury/ illness.