When to keep your child home from school:
• Fever (100.4 or higher), including a fever with a new rash.
• Vomiting in the preceding 24 hours.
• Diarrhea that causes ‘accidents’, is bloody, or results in greater than two bowel
movements above what the child normally experiences in a 24-hour period.
• Skin sores that are draining fluid on an uncovered part of the body and are unable
to be covered with a bandage.
• Respiratory virus symptoms that are worsening or not improving and not better
explained by another cause such as seasonal allergies.
When can your child return to school after being ill:
• The child has not had a fever (and is not using fever-reducing medicine) for at least
24 hours.
• Fever with a new rash has been evaluated by a healthcare provider and fever has
resolved.
• Uncovered skin sores are crusting, and the child is under treatment from a provider.
• Vomiting has resolved overnight, and the child can hold down food / liquids in the
morning.
• Diarrhea has improved, the child is no longer having accidents or is having bowel
movements no more than 2 above normal per 24-hour period for the child. Bloody
diarrhea should be evaluated by a healthcare provider prior to return.
• Respiratory virus symptoms are getting better overall for at least 24 hours.
