l As a procedure, we ask parents to keep their children home from school if they show any sign of infection. At school, your child is closely associated with many youngsters. Watch him/her for these symptoms: sore throat, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, chills, skin rash or sores, inflamed or reddened eyes, running nose, discharging ear, red or swollen joints, coughing or enlarged glands, ear ache, flushed face or head lice.

l If your child has a fever above 100 degrees orally, he/she should not return to school until his/her temperature has been in a normal range in the preceding 24 hours.

l Please have any child with a rash or eye inflammation checked by your health care provider to determine whether or not it is contagious.

l First aid is only given for minor injuries received in school. The school health personnel may not legally prescribe for, diagnose or treat illness. Their role is to aid in discovering conditions which may interfere with optimum physical and mental well being, and to give parents and teachers a better understanding of the student's individual needs.

l During the first week of school, every student is given a school health service emergency information form. Information from this form is used to update your child's record. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE SCHOOL HAVE A NUMBER WHERE PARENTS CAN BE REACHED IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY!