Notes from the Nurse: December
Practice good prevention:
- Have your child wash their hands for 20 seconds frequently throughout the day. You can sing songs like “The ABCs” so that they understand how long to wash for.
- Demonstrate to your child how to cough or sneeze into their elbow. Also remind your child to keep
their hands away from their eyes, nose and mouth.
- Keep your child home when they are sick. This is important for keeping other students from getting sick.
- Staying up-to-date on childhood vaccines can prevent your child from missing school days during an outbreak of a communicable disease, such as chicken pox.
When can students return to school after illness?
When symptoms of illness have improved
Symptoms of fever (100.4 or greater), vomiting, or diarrhea (more than once), should be resolved for at least 24 hours without medication before returning to school
If an antibiotic is warranted (such as for strep throat) the individual may return 24 hours after starting the antibiotic and symptoms have improved
Reach out to Ms. Page if you have any questions.
