When to Keep Your Child Home from School
\nIllness What to do?
\nChickenpox Keep child home until they have no new sores for 24 hours AND all
\nsores are dried and crusted.
\n**During an outbreak of chickenpox, children who are NOT vaccinated
\nfor chickenpox (Varicella) and have been in close contact with someone
\nsick with the infection will not be allowed at school for 21 days after they
\nwere last exposed to chickenpox, even if they are not sick.
\nDiarrhea that cannot be
\ncontrolled and\/or with a fever.
\nKeep child at home.
\nFever with temperature 100\u00b0
\nor higher and not feeling well
\nenough to participate in class.
\nKeep child home until fever-free for 24 hours without using feverreducing
\nmedicine such as Motrin or Tylenol.
\nFlu-like symptoms with
\nfever, chills, sore throat, runny
\nnose, muscle aches, tiredness;
\nmay also have vomiting and
\ndiarrhea.
\nKeep child home until symptoms are gone.
\nHead lice If lice are first found at school, child may stay until end of the day but
\nmay not return until treated and all live lice are gone.
\nImpetigo Keep child home until 24 hours after antibiotics have been started.
\nMRSA Keep child home if sore is draining and cannot be covered with a clean,
\ndry bandage. Keep child home if they cannot keep from picking at sore.
\nRash Keep child home until seen by a doctor and treated if needed. The school
\nmay request a doctor\u2019s note to return to school.
\nStrep throat Keep child home until 24 hours after antibiotics have been started.
\nPink eye with discharge Keep child home until seen by a doctor and 24 hours after first dose of
\nmedicine, if prescribed.
\nRingworm If ringworm is first found at school, child may stay until end of the day if
\nit can be covered. Child may not return until treatment has been started.
\nArea must remain covered until completely healed.
\nScabies Child must stay home until after treatment is started.
\nVomiting 2 or more times
\nwithin 24 hours
\nKeep child home until able to tolerate regular diet.<\/p>\n
Reference: American Academy of Pediatrics (2009) Managing Infectious Disease in Child Care and Schools, second edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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