sending sick children home

[Bulldogs]

Do you see every parent of every child you send home? Do you tell them the student cannot return the next day? I am thinking of printing up some type of postcard like thing that has the guidelines for returning to school. Sent student home yesterday with temp, kiddo was back today and had temp again sent him home. When I called mom she said she was unaware of the 24 hour fever free policy.

[SaltineQueen]

Either myself of office staff (if I'm not here or available) reminds parents "24 hours symptom free without medication before returning to school" every single time a student is picked up. They tell them that when they take a sick call in the morning. Kids still come back the next day, parents still claim they didn't know (which is BS because I put it in kindergarten roundup/new student info, it's in our handbook, and it's in the newsletter at least 3 or 4 times a year). It's a never ending battle. What I love most is when parents send kids knowing they're not feeling well and they don't answer their phone when I call. That's fun, trying to track someone down.

I get it's hard being a working parent - I am one. But they've (we've) GOT to have a plan in place before kids are sick!

[Purple036, LVN]

When I send a student home I call the parent/guardian inform them of the student reasoning for being sent home (vomiting, diarrhea or temperature). I inform them of the health policy over the phone. When the parent or guardian picks up the student I inform them again via person verbally and written with the reason the student was sent home and our health policy. Then of course I document. I