SCHOOL NURSE INFORMATION

What To Do if You Are Sick (from CDC)
This is a great resource from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with excellent guidance on "What to do if you are sick".  There is a "Self Checker" tab that you can click on that will guide you through the process step by step with questions about how you are feeling.


Our local hospital also has a dedicated webpage to assist you more on a local level as well as numbers to call if you or your children have symptoms of COVID-19.

Sheridan Hospital

This is an all-encompassing website put together to get your information in one place.

https://www.coronavirus.gov/

Forms

When To Keep Your Child Home From School

Fever (100.4* or above)

Yes - Must be fever free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen before returning to school.

Cough

Yes, if:
 - Difficulty breathing
 - Wheezing that has not been assessed previously by PCP
 - Cyanosis (blue in color)
 - Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

"Flu-Like" Symptoms
 - Temperature 100.4* or above 
 - Body Aches
 - Fatigue
 - Shortness of Breath
 - Cough
 - Sore Throat
 - Vomiting

Yes, if:
 - Confirmed diagnosis by PCP
 - Fever over 100.4*
 - Child cannot participate in all school activities

Diarrhea

Yes, if:
 - Stool watery/increased frequency
 - More than 2 episodes in a 24-hour period
 - Last episode has been less than 24-hours prior

Vomiting/Nausea

Yes, if:
 - Not related to activity
 - Not self-induced
 - Recent head injury
 - Fever 100.4* or above
 - More than 2 episodes in a 24-hour period
 - Severe abdominal pain

Mild Upper Respiratory Symptoms
(Runny nose, sneezing, mild cough)

Yes, if:
 - Accompanied by a fever of 100.4* or above
 - Unable to participate in all school activities

Rash

Yes, if:
 - Fever of 100.4* or above
 - Has open sores or weeping
 - Spreading rapidly

Earache

Yes, if:
 - Fever of 100.4* or above
 - Unable to participate in all school activities

Swollen Lymph Nodes

Yes, if:
 - Fever of 100.4* or above
 - Difficulty breathing and or swallowing
 - Red, warm and/or tender

Sore Throat (pharyngitis)

Yes, if:
 - Fever of 100.4* or above
 - Unable to swallow or drooling

Concussion

Yes, if:
 - As ordered by PCP
 - Unable to participate in all school activities

Conjunctivitis
-Bacterial
-Viral
-Allergic

Yes, if:
 - Fever of 100.4* or above
 - Behavioral changes
 - Excessive exudate

Fifth's Disease

No:
No longer contagious once rash appears

Influenza

Yes, if:
 - Fever of 100.4* or above
 - Unable to participate in all school activities

Hand Foot and Mouth

Yes, if:
 - Open sores
 - Drooling
 - Unable to participate in all school activities

Head Lice

Yes, if:
 - Untreated live lice