When a student is sent to the Health Room because he/she isn’t feeling well, the nurse will take the child’s temperature. If the temperature is 100.0* or greater, the nurse will contact the parents to let them know that their child needs to go home.
If the nurse calls you to come and pick up your sick child, please do so as soon as possible. If the student’s temperature is less than 100.0*, he/she will be allowed to rest for 15-20 minutes or more as needed. At the end of that time, the nurse will reassess the student and return him/her to class if possible. If after resting, the child is still unable to return to class, the parents will be called.
The decision to send a student home becomes primarily the parents’ when there is no fever, serious illness or disturbance to the classroom (such as excessive coughing). If a student has vomited MORE than one time, he/she will also need to go home.
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