OK friends. My admin. and secretary has asked me to put a message together to parents, to be posted to our Facebook page. Probably will send a note home as well.
This is the situation- We are trying to get a terrible cycle of illness stopped at one of my schools that has been hit very hard with many different sick bugs. We have had numerous kids come to school. Looking sick, but not enough temp./ acting sick enough to send home. When we ask them if they have had medicine before school...already this morning. Many of them have said yes. And, after asking a few more questions. Pretty sure its Tylenol/Ibuprofen.
Soooo... I have been asked to put a message together asking parents NOT to give Tylenol/Ibuprofen to their kids and send them to school sick. Anyone got a good suggestion of how to word it?
Worse than the perfect attendance award is giving the school their county/state/federal money based on how their attendance looks for the day/week/month/six weeks/semester.
The child is sick. Fever, vomiting, the whole 9 yards. No, my office is not a holding area until the attendance bell rings 3 hours into the school day. We have health policies for a reason, too.
lol i know i never use them its a great reference my school is 85% non english speaking at home so my letters are short and sweet just the way my translator likes it
[h=3]REMINDER** KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME FROM SCHOOL IF:[/h][h=3][/h][h=3]1. The oral temperature exceeds 100 F or 1 to 2 degrees above his/her normal temperature. A child with such fever should remain home for 24 hours after the temperature returns to normal.[/h][h=3]2. Your child vomits and continues to experience nausea and/or vomiting and/or diarrhea.[/h][h=3]3. Your child shows signs of upper respiratory infection (cold symptoms) serious enough to interfere with his/her ability to learn.[/h][h=3]4. Your child has a rash or open sores that have not been evaluated by a physician.[/h][h=3]5. Your child complains of severe persistent pain. You should contact a physician for evaluation.[/h][h=3]6. There are signs of conjunctivitis ("pink eye") with symptoms such as secretions from one or both eyes, itching, and crusts on eyelids.[/h][h=3]7. Check with Pleasant Hill Health Office regarding district policies on head lice.[/h][h=3][/h][h=3]***If you're not sure whether to send your child to school, you may call the school nurse for consultation. Still in doubt? Call or visit your family physician.[/h]
As you know, the cold and flu season is upon us. This is just a friendly reminder that if a child has a fever, they are contagious and should be kept home from school that day. This allows them to recover faster while also protecting classmates.
The guidelines state that a child should be free of fever for 24 hours WITHOUT fever reducing medications prior to returning to school.
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I've been getting some students recently like this... and I had to call their parents to pick them up and explained to them, if they still have this fever tomorrow, do not give them just tylenol or advil and send them here, keep them home. They must be fever free for 24 hours.
[COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Please do not send student to school if had fever the night before or that morning.
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[COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Students sent to school after given fever reducers are still contagious to the other students and staff; the medication is only bringing down their temperature – It does not stop the illness[/COLOR]
Specializes in Pediatrics, Community Health, School Health.
Worse than the perfect attendance award is giving the school their county/state/federal money based on how their attendance looks for the day/week/month/six weeks/semester.
The child is sick. Fever, vomiting, the whole 9 yards. No, my office is not a holding area until the attendance bell rings 3 hours into the school day. We have health policies for a reason, too.
My friend's husband is a teacher is a school district where the TEACHERS are given a $1500 bonus at the end of June if they have 100% perfect attendance (excluding planned PTO). Her husband worked with the FLU just so he could get the $$. I couldn't believe it.
And it looks mahvelous!
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Worse than the perfect attendance award is giving the school their county/state/federal money based on how their attendance looks for the day/week/month/six weeks/semester.
The child is sick. Fever, vomiting, the whole 9 yards. No, my office is not a holding area until the attendance bell rings 3 hours into the school day. We have health policies for a reason, too.