Health Policies from Dr. Lusk

Illness/Injuries/First Aid in School:

  • A child with an oral temperature of 100.4 degrees or above and/or presenting symptoms which in the professional opinion of the nurse are symptomatic of illness, should be sent home

  • The student should be afebrile for at least 24 hours before returning to school.

  • Following a vomiting incident, the student should remain at home for at least 24 hours 

  • Students out of school for more than 3 days will need clearance and a note from their primary care physician or doctor to return back to school

  • Refer to COVID-19 section for illness related to COVID-19 

Common Childhood Illness Policies: 

  1. Head Lice-Student excluded from school until treatment is given and the child is nit free. 

  2. Ringworm-Student excluded from school and must have a doctor's note to return.

  3. Impetigo-Student excluded for 24 hours and must have a doctor's note to return.

  4. Conjunctivitis(Pink Eye)-Student excluded from school and must have begun treatment/medication for 24 hours and a doctor's note to return to school.

  5. Strep Throat-Student excluded from school and must have two doses of antibiotic therapy and be fever free prior to returning to school. 

  6. Chicken Pox- Student excluded for approximately 7 days or until vesicles are crusted over.

  7. Rashes-Student excluded from school until diagnosis is made by a doctor and treatment started if needed. 

  8. Fever-Student should be fever free (under 100.4oF) for 24 hours before returning to school (without fever reducing medication- i.e. Tylenol/Motrin).

  9. Vomiting-Student should not have vomited in the 24 hours before returning to school

  10. Diarrhea- Student should not have had an episode of diarrhea in 24 hours prior to returning to school.