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A Message From Our Health Nurse

As we are moving into cold and flu season, if your child has asthma and needs an inhaler at school, please bring it in with the attached doctor's note. The medication forms your child needs for any medications at school, either RX or OTC can be found in the links below. Please review our sick policy as well for when to keep your child home, thank you. Stay well!

ASTHMA MEDICATIONPRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONNON-PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION/OTC

SICK POLICY

Your student should stay home if exhibiting:

  • Fever: 100.4°F or higher without medication
  • Yellow or green discharge from eyes, ears, nose or any other part of the body
  • New onset of cough/congestion
  • More than one episode of vomiting or diarrhea
  • Severe sore throat (consult with medical provider if accompanied by a headache, stomach ache or rash as it may be strep)
  • A rash (rashes that are itchy and scaly should be evaluated by a medical provider before coming to school)
  • Pink eye (red, puffy, itchy eyes) - needs to be evaluated by a medical provider before coming to school
  • Other symptoms of illness 

When can my student return to school?

California Department of Public Health  recommends that students with symptoms of illness should stay home and are recommended to test for COVID-19 (or receive an alternative diagnosis from their health care provider). Test kits are available upon request from the school site. Students with a positive COVID-19 test are recommended to follow CDPH health guidance. Students may return when:  

  • symptoms have improved significantly.

AND

  • if applicable, 
    • fever has been gone for 24 hours without any fever reducing medications
    • it has been 24 hours since the last episode of vomiting or diarrhea
    • it has been 24 hours since the first dose of antibiotic medication
    • Masks are recommended for 10 days after a positive test