ILLNESS AT SCHOOL

Students who become ill during the school day will be assessed by the school nurse and receive appropriate care and supervision in the nurse’s office.  The school nurse will dismiss the student only after a parent or other responsible adult listed on the Emergency Information Card has been contacted.

In accordance with Maine Department of Health and Human Services guidelines, a child  should not attend school if he/she exhibits one or more of the following symptoms or infections:

Fever – fever is defined as having a temperature of 100 degrees F or higher.  
 
Diarrhea – watery, foul smelling, runny and/or bloody stools.    
        
Vomiting – one or more times in the last 24-hour period.

Nasal discharge – runny, yellow-greenish mucous accompanied by fever, vomiting or diarrhea.

Sore throat, vomiting, earache or irritability accompanied by a fever.

Pinkeye – drainage from the eye or inflammation of the conjunctiva/mucous membranes of the eye.  Children may return to school after receiving medication for 24 full hours.

Rash – an unexplained rash with fever or behavioral change.  Child can return to school if a physician has determined the illness is not communicable and fever is gone.

Strep Throat/Impetigo and other bacterial infections requiring antibiotics.  A student with strep throat must remain home until they have been on their antibiotics for a full 24 hours.

Students with these symptoms cannot comfortably participate in program activities and unnecessarily expose others to their illnesses; they should stay home for at least 24 hours before returning to school.