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Parents, please call the office whenever your child
is unable to attend school due to illness.
276-821-5800
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Sick
Child - When To Keep Your Child At Home
Your child
may become ill during the course of the school
year. The following will assist you in knowing
when to keep your child home.
- A
temperature of 100 degrees -
Child must be free of fever for 24 hours
before returning to school
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Bronchitis -
Fever with coughing.
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Severe Coughing -
Face turns red or blue or makes high-pitched
whooping sound after coughing.
- Sore
Throat -
With fever and swollen glands.
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Excessive nasal discharge -
Green or yellow in color.
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Rashes -
Rashes that cannot be identified, or that
have not been
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Lice, scabies or other parasitic
infestations -
Any evidence of these should mean your child
is kept at home and treated. If seen by a
physician, a note from the physician should
be sent to school.
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Recurring vomiting or diarrhea -
If the child vomits, he/she should stay
home. If the child has two or more loose,
watery stools in the period of one hour,
he/she should stay home.
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Impetigo -
Sores with brownish yellow crust
When a
child is diagnosed with a throat or ear
infection and places on an antibiotic, they may
return to school with a doctor's note no
earlier than 24 hours after beginning the first
dose of medication.
If there
is any question about your child returning to
school, have the child's doctor write a note
stating that it is appropriate for him/her to
return. By observing good health standards, you
will be protecting your child and others
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