Communicable Disease Regulations

The daily inspection of students is vitally important in preventing the spread of communicable disease. Parents/guardians are advised that teachers will cooperate in identifying the health status of individual pupils. Colds are contagious and may develop into serious illness. Students who have profuse nasal discharges or persistent coughs should be excluded until these symptoms disappear.

When a child has the symptoms of an illness such as, running nose, sneezing, coughing, mild or no fever, headache, pains in muscles and joints, or a possible stomach and intestinal upset, he may be developing any one of the communicable diseases. The parent/guardian may think the child is not sick enough to remain home from school; however, he can expose many other children to the disease. It is during this period of three or four days (prodromal period) that the diseases are most infectious. Please contact the school nurse if your child shows evidence of a communicable disease or if you have any questions related to communicable diseases.

Covid-19

Families are expected to monitor their child’s temperature daily. They are advised NOT to send a child to school if he/she has a fever of 100.4 or higher OR exhibits any of the known COVID-19 symptoms, including but not limited to cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, sore throat, runny nose, congestion, chills, lack of taste or smell, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and/or headache. We ask that families contact homeroom teachers when a student is feeling ill.

Please contact our school nurse if your child tests positive for COVID-19. Our nurse and your child’s pediatrician will provide guidance for when your child can safely return to school for onsite learning. If your child experiences an extended absence due to COVID-19, the teacher can accommodate your child through our Synchronous Virtual Learning option.

Chicken Pox

German Measles (Rubella or 3 Day)

Impetigo

Mumps

Pediculosis (Head Lice)

Pink Eye

Respiratory Streptococcal Infections

Ringworm

Scabies

Scarlet Fever

Whooping Cough

The period of communicability varies. If untreated, whooping cough can be contagious for 21 days from start of inflammation of the nose and air passages or 2 weeks from the start of cough. If treated, whooping cough can be contagious until 5 days after start of appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Students diagnosed with whooping cough should be excluded from school until 5 days from start of appropriate antimicrobial therapy or for 3 weeks from onset of symptoms.

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