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A child may be excluded from school for a cold after this time.
What is 10 days?
With no combined symptoms, a child may be excluded after this episode of diarrhea.
What is second?
A rash or intense itching on the body may be this diagnosis.
What is scabies?
Cold like symptoms accompanied with fever, fatigue, sore throat, swollen neck glands, and white patches in the mouth or throat.
What is Strep?
Large, copious amounts of this lasting longer than 7 days may be a reason for exclusion.
What is yellow-green nasal drainage?
Children do not need to be excluded for diarrhea when this is the case.
What is on antibiotics (*may have ended in the last 24 hours) or a doctor's note for chronic diarrhea?
Children sent home for head lice may return to school with this as proof of treatment, even if nits remain.
What is treatment box, bottle, or receipt?
Return guidelines for a child diagnosed with RSV include...
What is remain home for 5 full days (or have a doctor's note) and be symptom/fever free for 24 hours without medication?
Children returning from an exclusion for nasal drainage must meet one of these conditions.
What is symptom free or have a doctor's note?
A child may be excluded for the first episode of vomiting if they also experience...
What is fatigue, diarrhea, or fever?
What is ringworm of the scalp?
Coughing spells with whistling sounds on inhale, sinus drainage, fever, and vomiting may be this diagnosis rather than Croup/Bronchitis, which is known for a barking cough and no fever.
What is Pertussis, "Whooping Cough"?
Children may return after 24 hours on an antibiotic when experiencing this, which may include mucus like drainage from the eyes.
What is conjunctivitis, "pink eye"?
Children may return to school, without a doctor's note, after being sent home for diarrhea or vomiting when they meet this condition.
What is symptom free for 24 hours without medication?
Teachers should do this in their classroom once live lice have been noted in the environment.
What is seal pillows/stuffed animals in a plastic for 24 hours then wash/dry them in hot water?
Fever, fatigue, cough, sinus drainage, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache and body aches may exclude a child for this illness.
What is influenza?
A child may remain at school while on antibiotics for these diagnoses as long as they remain fever free.
What is sinus or ear infection?
To exclude a child from school for diarrhea or vomiting, the teacher must ensure that symptoms outlined in the policy are present, then...
What is notify the parent and send child home?
If there is no improvement of ringworm symptoms after 5-7 days a child may be excluded and cannot return without this.
What is a doctor's note?
Electrostatic cleaning of the classroom may be requested for any trending diagnosis in a classroom but is recommended for this illness specifically.
What is COVID-19?