Illness Guidelines

My child is sick.  Should he or she stay home?

Sometimes it is easy to decide that your child needs to stay home and other times it's not so clear.

To simplify your decision here are five reasons that indicate your child should stay home:

1. fever in the last 24 hours 
2. vomiting or diarrhea in the last 24 hours
3. a cough that does not stop, or there is something different about your child's breathing
4. pain that is not from something minor
5. he or she was diagnosed with an infection and has been on antibiotics less than 24 hours

For further information, read this article written by a pediatrician. 

Symptoms that mean your child should stay home from school.

p.s. thanks to Josie Lang for sharing the article