When To Keep My Child Home From School?
♦ Fever Greater Than 100 Degrees
Students should be fever-free for at least 24 hours, without fever reducing medication, before returning to school.
♦ Vomiting and/or Diarrhea:
Students should stay home for 24 hours without vomiting/diarrhea before returning to school to make sure they can keep food/liquids down.
♦ Persistent Cough:
Students should stay home if they are coughing so much that it keeps them from participating in class or disrupts their classmates. Students may return when their cough is no longer disruptive and/or the student is cleared to return to school by their health care provider.