August News from the Health Office
Illness at School
To prevent spreading illness please keep your child home if he or she is sick. Medicating your child prior to school with fever reducing medication only relieves symptoms. The illness is still present and can be passed on to others.
District 59 Guidelines State:
You must keep your child home and call your physician when one or more of the following symptoms persist:
- Fever of 100.0 or over and taken in the morning before school – child must be fever free for 24 hours (without the use of medication) before returning to school.
- Nausea or vomiting
- Skin rash or sores
- Inflamed, swollen or reddened eyes
- Excessive coughing or sneezing
- Diarrhea
- Sore throat
- Headache/earache
Your child must be free from the above illnesses for 24 hours before returning to school, or you may provide a doctor’s note indicating that the child is medically cleared to attend school.
More information about school health can be found in the Family Reference Guide on the District 59 website under the Parents heading.
