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When to Stay Home

WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE NOT FEELING WELL

 

Students and staff must stay home when they are not feeling well and stay home until they feel better. Please stay home if you have any of these symptoms:

  • Congestion
  • Sore Throat
  • Runny Nose
  • Muscle or body aches
  • Vomiting
  • Loss of smell or taste
  • Diarrhea
  • Cough (new or worsening)
  • Extreme Fatigue
  • Fever of 100.4+ or chills

 

24-HOUR RULE

Returning to school too soon may slow recovery and make others sick. 
 
FEVER: Stay home until the fever has been gone without medication for 24 hours. 
VOMITING or DIARRHEA: Stay home for 24 hours after the last time you vomited or had diarrhea.
 
If your child has been sent home with any of these symptoms, we expect they will be absent the next day too.

 

ONCE YOU FEEL BETTER

You may return once you are 24 hours fever, vomit, and diarrhea free (without use of medication) and all other symptom(s) are significantly improved.