Vomiting policy

[zombieghoast]

In my school's handbook it says students who have been vomiting need to be kept home for 24 hours from the last bout of vomiting. My nurse supervisor said this is meant as kids who have a stomach virus and cannot stop vomiting. This is not about kids who throw up once (not including kids who throw up food). At my school certain teachers are super strict about this policy. It doesn't matter if it is mucus they must go home and if they come back to school the next day they send them down to my office to be sent home. I always give a parents a call to let them know and ask them if they want them to finish out the day or if they want to pick them up. How do other school policy's work and I am I in the wrong? If a child doesn't have any other symptoms I don't see why we should send them home.

[tining, BSN, RN]

But when I am wrong... I always get the snarky "I knew it. He should've gone home."

Seriously, irritating.

[SnowyJ, RN]

i tell them "math gives me a stomach ache too." I usually get the stink eye because they know I am on to them.

[Farawyn]

SnowyJ said:

i tell them "math gives me a stomach ache too." I usually get the stink eye because they know I am on to them.

Snowy I didn't recognize you!