If your child develops any of the symptoms below, consult with your physician and please notify the school.
- Chickenpox: Slight fever usually 13-17 days after exposure. Multiple small red/raised bumps that progress to clear fluid filled blisters that break and scab. Ask your physician about the vaccine to prevent chickenpox or the medication to shorten the course of the disease.
- Fifth Disease (Erythema Infectiosum): Mild illness with a bright ping rash on the face, "slapped cheek" appearance, followed by a pink lace-like rash on extremities,. Some children may have a slight runny nose, sore throat, mild fever, or cough a week before the rash begins. Lace-like rash, especially seen after exercise and sun exposure, may come and go for 3-5 weeks. Child should stay home if symptoms of cough, fever, sore throat are present. A child who has the rash is no longer contagious and does not need to stay home from school. Pregnant women exposed to a child with fifth disease should consult with their physician.
- Impetigo: Sores begin as small red bumps that rapidly change to blisters that break, leaving sores that are covered by a yellow-brown scab. Found around the mouth and nose and sometimes elsewhere on the body. This is a bacterial infection and the draining sore are contagious on contact. Child may attend school if under treatment of a licensed physician and the are can be covered.
- Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis): Redness of the eye(s) with a yellow discharge, eyelashes stuck together on awakening. Complaints of itching or burning. Can be caused by a bacterial infection that needs an antibiotic eye medication prescription from your physician. Child may attend school after 24 hours on prescription medication or written advice of physician.
- Ringworm: Ring-shaped, pink, scaly patch that is a fungus infection of the skin. Lesions on the body must be treated with fungicide cream. Child may attend school if under treatment and the area is covered by a band-aid or clothing. Round parches of hair loss if lesions are in the scalp. All lesions on the head must be referred to a physician and written documentation of treatment is required for readmission to school.
- Scabies: Small, flat or raised, reddened are usually seen between fingers, about the waist, wrist, and elbow areas with intense itching, specially at night. Caused by a mite burrowing into the skin. Prescription medicine from your physician is required to cure it.
- Strep Throat and Scarlet Fever: Sudden onset, usually 2-5 days after exposure. Fever, sore throat, enlarged glands in the neck, with Scarlet Fever, a fine, red, sandpaper-like rash that appears most often on the neck and chest. Consult your physician about antibiotic therapy to prevent complications. Child may attend school after treatment. Written documentation of treatment from a licensed physician is required for readmission to school.
- Hand Foot and Mouth Disease: Sores in the mouth followed by a rash of tiny blisters on hands and feet. May have a fever. SPread by contact with saliva or an infected person. Doctor's clearance to return to school is required.
If your child is diagnosed with any of these diseases, a note from the physician stating they are not contagious must be presented before they can return to school. Upon returning to school, if your child needs to take medication during school hours, a Medication at School form must be completed by a licensed physician and signed by the parent/guardian. The medication must be in the pharmacy labeled container.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your school nurse.
