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Illness

Evergreen School will communicate any minor injury or illness and the treatment to you by way of a For Your Information form.  If an injury or illness requires medical attention or prevents a student from continuing his/her regular schedule in the classroom, the school also will call you with this information and request that you take your child home.  If we cannot reach you in such a case, we will call the persons named on the student’s Emergency Card.

If your child is complaining of a sickness (headache, stomachache, sore throat, etc.) and is running a fever, we will call you immediately.  If your child has a fever (that is, a temperature of 99 degrees or greater), he/she may not return to the classroom.   We will ask you to pick up your child from school within the hour.  If you are a working parent, arrangements must be made before the school year begins to determine who will be responsible for picking up your sick child.  We do not have the resources to provide care for a sick child while parents complete their day at work or try to find someone to pick up their child.

Please observe the following guidelines for keeping your child at home:

• A child may return to school 24 hours after a fever has broken.
• A child may return to school only if he or she can participate in our program, including outdoor play.
• A child may return to school after being on a medication for 24 hours.

If a student displays any of the following symptoms, he/she may not be in school:

• Vomiting or diarrhea.  A student should not have thrown up or had diarrhea for 24 hours before returning to school.
• Yellow or green mucous.  Whether it is blown out or coughed up, colorful mucous indicates infection.  A physician should evaluate the student because he/she may need antibiotics.
• Crusty, red, or runny eyes.  A student with these symptoms needs to be evaluated by a doctor for possible conjunctivitis.  If bacterial conjunctivitis is diagnosed, the student will need antibiotic eye drops.
• Ring-shaped rash.  A student suspected of having ringworm needs to be evaluated by a doctor.  The student may return 24 hours after beginning treatment and will require a doctor’s statement to verify medication and treatment.  The area must be covered with a dressing while the student is at school.
• Sore throat.  A student with a sore throat and fever should be evaluated by a doctor for possible strep throat.  The student may return 24 to 48 hours after beginning treatment.

Your child is contagious until he/she has been on antibiotics for 24 hours.