Should You Keep Your Child Home From School?               For the protection of the other students and employees, your child will be sent home if any of these symptoms, conditions, illnesses are found or suspected during the school day.

1. Chicken Pox
2. Cold, with mild symptoms such as stuffy nose with clear drainage, snee
3. Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
4. Cough
5. Diarrhea
6. Fever
7. Fifth Disease
8. Head Lice
9. Impetigo
10. Poison Ivy
11. Ringworm
12. Strep Throat
13. Vomiting
14. Question #14 (blank)

Chicken Pox

Yes. Children with uncomplicated chicken pox may return on the sixth day 
after the onset of the rash or when the spots are all dried and crusted, 
whichever is longer.

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Cold, with mild symptoms such as stuffy nose with clear drainage, snee

No. Your child may attend school if he or she is able to participate in 
school activities.

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Conjunctivitis (pink eye)

Yes. Students may return 24 hours after treatment is started.

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Cough

Yes. Keep your child home if the cough is persistent and productive with 
thick or constant nasal drainage.

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Diarrhea

Yes. Students should be kept home for 24 hours after the last episode of 
diarrhea without the use of any medicine.

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Fever

Yes. Students should stay home if their temperature is 100 degrees or more. 
Keep students home until fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-
controlling medicine.

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Fifth Disease

No. By the time the rash appears, children are no longer contagious and do 
not need to stay home.

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Head Lice

Yes. Students may return after their hair has been treated and nits have been removed

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Impetigo

Yes. Students may return to school 24 hours after treatment starts. Sores 
should be covered when student returns to school.

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Poison Ivy

No. Poison ivy is not contagious, so students do not need to stay home. Open 
lesions should be covered when students come to school.

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Ringworm

Yes. Students may return 24 hours after treatment starts. Areas should be 
covered when the student returns to school.

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Strep Throat

Yes. Students may return to school 24 hours after treatment has started and 
when fever is no longer present.

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Vomiting

Yes. Students should be kept home for 24 hours after the last episode of 
vomiting without the use of any medicine.

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Question #14 (blank)

For the protection of the other students and employees, your child will be 
sent home if any of these symptoms, conditions, illnesses are found or 
suspected during the school day.

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