As temperatures are dropping, it can oftentimes bring on unwanted sicknesses. Please review the revised 24/25 MES Parent Handbook on our policies for staying home when sick and when to return to school. If your child went to the doctor, please bring a doctor's note upon returning to school.
Health Room
A child must stay home if they have a fever of 100 degrees, have been vomiting, have diarrhea, or have symptoms that would keep them from participating in school.
MES follows the 12 and 24 hour rule. Children must be fever free for 24 hours without medication. Children should stay home for 12 hours after the last time they vomited or had diarrhea. If a child is prescribed antibiotics they need to stay home 24 hours after the first dose.
Medication
Our nurse can distribute medication. Medication must be kept in the nurse’s office, be in the original labeled container, and an authorization from the prescribing care provider/physician must be presented each new school year for all medications. Written requests from the physician or dentist AND parent/guardian should accompany all medication to be administered. All “over the counter” drugs such as aspirin, Tylenol, and cough medicine, etc. will require a written form signed by the parent/guardian. Inhalers and cough drops may be kept in students’ book bags. Emergency medications for life-threatening allergic conditions may also be carried by the student with the appropriate documentation from the physician and parent/guardian. Please communicate with the school nurse or elementary office before sending medication to school for your student. (See BOE Policy JGFGB).
Allergies
If your student has an allergy please let the nurse know and she will provide a form to be signed by your student’s medical provider.
