Flu Season Can My Child Go To School?
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Dear Parent/Guardian, The cold and flu season is upon us. We have seen lots of illnesses and sent many children home. Although we want children to attend school, there are times when it would be better, for your child and the school, if your child did not attend school. Our procedures are to try and keep children in school if they do not have a fever, vomiting, diarrhea or any other obvious signs of illness. The following are guidelines that will help you decide whether or not to send your child to school: · Your child MUST be fever or vomiting-free (without medication) for 24 hours prior to coming to school. This means if your child is sent home with fever over 100° or vomiting, they may not come back to school the next day. · Green nasal drainage may indicate an infection. If your child has this, please take him/her to the doctor before bringing him/her to school. · Most children can stay in school with a minor cold. This means no fever, clear nasal drainage, and generally feeling good. · If your child wakes up in the morning with one or both eyes matted and red or swollen, take him/her to the doctor before bringing him/her to school. · If your child has a rash over most of his/her body which has not been diagnosed by a doctor, do not send him/her to school. If your child complains of not feeling well BEFORE school, please do not tell him/her to call you if he/she does not feel better. Almost every child will immediately come to the office and tell the nurse what you said, then follow up with the statement that he/she does not feel good and needs to go home. Instead, assess your child (including temperature check with a thermometer) and either keep your child at home or tell him/her that he/she is fever-free and needs to attend school. Do NOT mention to the child to call you from school. Instead, please call the school and let the nurse or secretary know about your child’s condition. If your child then comes to the office, we will call you at your request. All medications brought to school require a permit signed by the parent or guardian and a note from the doctor to give the medication at school, including name of medication, dosage and time to be given. Medications given three times a day or less will not be given at school unless specified by the doctor to be given during school hours. A parent or guardian must bring the medication to the school – students are not allowed to carry medication and may be suspended for carrying medication. If a student brings medication to school, it will be kept in the office and a parent called to pick it up – it will not be given at school. All medication must be in the original container – medication in baggies, foil, Kleenex or envelopes will not be given at school. Thank you for your cooperation in helping keep your child and our school staff healthy. Sincerely, Ronald Bradshaw Assistant Superintendent |
Estimado Padre/Tutor, La temporada de resfriados e influenza está sobre nosotros. Hemos estado observando muchas enfermedades y enviando muchos estudiantes a su casa. Aunque nosotros queremos que los niños asistan a la escuela, hay ocasiones que sería mejor, para su hijo y para la escuela, que no asistieran. Nuestro procedimiento es tratar y mantener a los niños en la escuela si no tienen fiebre, vómito, diarrea o cualquier otro signo obvio de enfermedad. La siguiente es una guía que le ayudará a decidir si deberá enviar o no a su hijo a la escuela:
Si su hijo le dice que no se siente bien ANTES de la escuela, por favor no le pida que le llame si no se siente mejor. Casi cada niño vendrá inmediatamente a la oficina y le dirá a la enfermera lo que usted le dijo, continuando con la declaración de que no se siente bien y que necesita irse a su casa. En lugar de hacer esto, evalúe a su hijo (incluyendo tomar temperatura con un termómetro) y manténgalo en la casa si es necesario o dígale que no tiene fiebre y que necesita ir a la escuela. NO le mencione al niño que le llame de la escuela. En vez de eso, por favor llame a la enfermera o a la secretaria y déjeles saber acerca de la condición de su hijo. Si su hijo entonces viene a la oficina, nosotros le llamaremos como usted lo requirió. Todos los medicamentos traídos a la escuela requieren un permiso firmado por el padre o tutor y una nota del doctor indicando dar el medicamento en la escuela, incluyendo el nombre del medicamento, la dosis y la hora en que deberá administrarse. Los medicamentos que deban administrarse tres veces al día o menos, no se darán en la escuela a menos que el doctor especifique que deben ser administrados durante el horario escolar. Uno de los padres o tutores debe traer el medicamento a la escuela – no está permitido que los estudiantes traigan medicamento y pueden ser suspendidos por hacerlo. Si un estudiante trae algún medicamento a la escuela, este permanecerá en la oficina y se llamará al padre para qué pase a recogerlo – no se administrará en la escuela. Todos los medicamentos deben estar en su recipiente original – medicamentos en bolsas, papel aluminio, pañuelos desechables (Kleenex) o sobres no serán administrados en la escuela. Gracias por cooperar ayudándonos a mantener a su hijo y al personal de la escuela saludable. Sinceramente, Ronald Bradshaw Asistente del Superintendente |
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CAN YOUR CHILD GO TO SCHOOL??? CLUES FOR DECIDING TO SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL:
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¿¿¿PUEDE SU HIJO IR A LA ESCUELA??? SEÑALES PARA DECIDIRSE A ENVIAR A SU HIJO A LA ESCUELA:
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congestionada, pero sin jadear SEÑALES PARA DECIDIRSE A MANTENER AL NIÑO EN LA CASA:
Si su hijo llega a la escuela enfermo o sí se enferma durante el día, usted será contactado para que pase a recogerlo. La escuela no puede administrar medicamentos sin una forma de permiso firmada y no provee ningún medicamento para los estudiantes. Por el bienestar de todos los niños, todos los que estén enfermos deben permanecer en la casa. Si su hijo va a estar ausente, por favor llame a la escuela a más tardar a las 8:30 para notificar a los maestros de su ausencia. |
Dear Parent/Guardian,
The cold and flu season is upon us. We have seen lots of illnesses and sent many children home. Although we want children to attend school, there are times when it would be better, for your child and the school, if your child did not attend school. Our procedures are to try and keep children in school if they do not have a fever, vomiting, diarrhea or any other obvious signs of illness. The following are guidelines that will help you decide whether or not to send your child to school:
· Your child MUST be fever or vomiting-free (without medication) for 24 hours prior to coming to school. This means if your child is sent home with fever over 100° or vomiting, they may not come back to school the next day.
· Green nasal drainage may indicate an infection. If your child has this, please take him/her to the doctor before bringing him/her to school.
· Most children can stay in school with a minor cold. This means no fever, clear nasal drainage, and generally feeling good.
· If your child wakes up in the morning with one or both eyes matted and red or swollen, take him/her to the doctor before bringing him/her to school.
· If your child has a rash over most of his/her body which has not been diagnosed by a doctor, do not send him/her to school.
If your child complains of not feeling well BEFORE school, please do not tell him/her to call you if he/she does not feel better. Almost every child will immediately come to the office and tell the nurse what you said, then follow up with the statement that he/she does not feel good and needs to go home. Instead, assess your child (including temperature check with a thermometer) and either keep your child at home or tell him/her that he/she is fever-free and needs to attend school. Do NOT mention to the child to call you from school. Instead, please call the school and let the nurse or secretary know about your child’s condition. If your child then comes to the office, we will call you at your request.
All medications brought to school require a permit signed by the parent or guardian and a note from the doctor to give the medication at school, including name of medication, dosage and time to be given. Medications given three times a day or less will not be given at school unless specified by the doctor to be given during school hours. A parent or guardian must bring the medication to the school – students are not allowed to carry medication and may be suspended for carrying medication. If a student brings medication to school, it will be kept in the office and a parent called to pick it up – it will not be given at school. All medication must be in the original container – medication in baggies, foil, Kleenex or envelopes will not be given at school.
Thank you for your cooperation in helping keep your child and our school staff healthy.
Sincerely,
Ronald Bradshaw
Assistant Superintendent
