Attendance Policy

Guidelines for Determining Student Attendance

A student should be sent home if they exhibit any of the following:

• Undiagnosed skin eruptions / rashes
• Nausea / vomiting / diarrhea
• Severe abdominal pain
• Fever of 100 degrees or higher

Other conditions that are indicators of illness and are considered when determining illness:

• Decreased activity – droopy, tired appearance
• Irritable behavior
• Sore throat / swollen glands
• Runny nose / cough
• Eye drainage (excessive drainage and significant discomfort)

When can a child return to school?

After 24 hours of medication for the following conditions:

• Strep throat
• Conjunctivitis
• Infected skin eruptions
• Other conditions requiring antibiotics

  • Exception: If being treated for Pertussis, student must be on antibiotics for 5 days before returning to school

The student has been free of the following conditions for at least 24 hours:

• Fever (without benefit of fever-reducing medication)
• Eye drainage

The student has been free of the following conditions for at least 48 hours:

• Diarrhea
• Vomiting (related to stomach virus such as norovirus)

Source: Health Guidelines Manual