Policy Recommendations for Excluding Students from School

Vomits two or more times or has diarrhea in the last 24 hours

Oral temperature equal or higher than 100 degrees (before taking medication such as Tylenol or Advil)

Coughs almost constantly or complains of difficulty breathing or rapid breathing

Sores on skin or mouth that are crusty, yellow, or draining

Symptoms of a contagious illness such as chicken pox, mumps, pertussis (whooping cough). May return as directed after evaluation by healthcare provider

Constant runny nose with green or yellow discharge

Unexplained skin rash (any location on body) unless evaluated by healthcare provider with permission to return to school

Skin rash with a fever

Red eye(s) with crusting or green or yellow discharge drainage

Diagnosed contagious illness (such as, but not limited to, strep throat or pertussis) until antibiotics are taken for 24 hours or as otherwise directed by healthcare provider

Chicken pox – all lesions must be crusted over – no draining lesions

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Cone, Diana
School Nurse
Email
608-355-3944 Ext. 2217
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Kujak, Sheri
School Nurse
Email
608-355-3912 Ext. 6107
Last Updated: 8/23/12