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Do
not send your child to school when he/she is ill or showing possible
signs of illness!
Sandy
Hill’s Sick Policy is adapted from recommendations by the
American Public Health Association.
Please
keep your child at home if he/she has any of the following symptoms:
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Nasal
discharge that is heavy enough to require frequent wiping, especially
if accompanied by sneezing and/or coughing (colds are
most commonly spread by air droplets from sneezing and coughing).
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Cough
that is persistent enough to limit his/her activity, especially
if accompanied by other symptoms (runny nose, sneezing, etc.).
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Temperature
of 99 degrees or greater within the past 24 hours. |
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Vomiting
one or more times in the previous 24 hours. |
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Diarrhea
in the previous 24 hours. |
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Conjunctivitis
or pink eye. Defined as pink or red eyes with white or
yellow discharge, often with matted eyelids after sleep. |
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Infestation
(e.g. head lice, scabies). Keep at home until all nits
(eggs) have been removed. |
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Rash
with fever or behavior change (until seen by a physician who
determines the illness is not communicable). |
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Streptococcal
infection, until 24 hours after treatment has been initiated.
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Signs
of possible illness including lethargy, irritability, crying,
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The
need to send a child home from school shall be at the sole discretion
of his or her teacher. We want to keep your child, the classmates,
and the teachers as healthy as possible. Thank you for your
cooperation!
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