It can be hard to know when to send children to school if they tell you that they do not feel well. Usually, the best place for them is in school, but there are some times when keeping them home to rest or calling for an appointment with your health care provider is recommended.

Please keep your child home and/or contact your child's doctor for:

• Fever greater than 100.0

• Unexplained vomiting and/or diarrhea within the last 24 hours

• Unexplained rash

• Lethargy, loss of appetite

• Sudden onset of pain

• Severe ear pain or fluid coming from the ear

• Severe headache, especially with fever

• Severe, constant cough that keeps the child from being able to focus

In the event if any of the above are noted with your child at school, the Nurse’s Office will contact you to pick up your child.

If your child is prescribed medication for their illness, they must have completed 24 hours of medication prior to returning to school.

Please keep children home for 24 hours after the fever ends. If your child has a fever, please do not give them medicine like Tylenol or Advil and send them to school. Children must be fever free, without medication for 24 hours prior to returning to school.

Please call the CCS Nurse’s Office with any questions or concerns at (518) 497- 6611 ext. 2600 or 2601.

Sincerely,

Wendy Magnan & Courtney Trombly