Cold & Flu Season and Student Health
We are in cold and flu season now, and our district nurse administrators, Flor Lyons and Jomin Sibayan, would like to remind families that in order to minimize the spread of illness and maintain a healthy school environment, children must be kept at home when they are not well. In general, children need to stay at home if they have:
- A fever of 100 degrees or higher
- Vomiting or diarrhea
- Excessive cough or nasal discharge
- Sore throat
- Earache
- Any rash not normal for your child
- Appear obviously unwell
Children should remain at home until they have been free of the above symptoms for at least 24 hours or have been cleared to return to school by a physician. Additionally, children with known or suspected contagious conditions should remain home until cleared for return by a physician.
