When Should You Keep Your Child at Home

Colds:

• Temperature over 100˚ F
• Encourage your child to drink plenty of liquids
• The child can return to school when he/she is fever free for 24 hours without medicine

Diarrhea:

• 3 or more times within 24 hours
• The child can return to school when he/she is symptom free for 24 hours

Vomiting:

• 2 or more times within 24 hours
• The child can return to school when he/she is symptom free for 24 hours

Strep Throat:

• A minor sore throat is usually not a problem
• Strep throat is normally a severe sore throat with a headache and stomach ache
• The child can return to school 24 hours after the antibiotic treatment has begun

Rashes:

• Rashes are most contagious in the early stages
• The child can return to school after they have seen a doctor and has been approved

Pink Eye:

• If bacterial, the child can return to school after the child receives the first dose of antibiotics
• If viral, the child can return to school after  approved by the doctor