If your child has consistent pain, fever and poor oral intake they should be seen by your physician. Any child with a fever of 100 or above should remain at home until 24 hours after fever has resolved. If cold and cough symptoms are persistent and associated with a fever, a physician should see the child. If the white part of your child's eye is red and has a yellow or green discharge your child may have conjunctivitis, and your physician should be contacted. They can return to school after 24 hours of treatment.
Head lice requires treatment and removal of all nits before a student can return to school.
Chickenpox cases must stay home until all lesions are scabbed over, approximately 5-7 days. All diagnosed cases of Fifths' Disease should be referred to the nurse. He conducts school screening physicals yearly for students in grades 4,7,10 and sports. A physical exam is required for all students participating in interscholastic or intramural sports programs. The physical must be within one year of the season in which the student is playing, i.e. Basketball Jan. 7-Feb.