It's that time of year again when the dreaded cold and flu bug makes its ugly welcome. We have had a few cases throughout Willowwind of strep throat, and the common cold also seems to be running its course through a number or students. Fortunately, we've been free of the stomach bug for now. As a reminder, please abide by Willowwind's sickness policies detailed below.
• If your child is ill and has a fever (100.4 degrees or high), they should return to school until they are fever-free for 24 consecutive hours without the aid of fever-reducing medications.
• If your child is vomiting, they should not return until they have not vomited for over a 24 hour period.
• If your child is experiencing diarrhea, they should not return until they have been diarrhea free for 24 hours.
• If your child is being treaded for a contagious bacterial infection, they should not return to school until 24 hours after antibiotics have been stared AND until they are fever-free for 24 consecutive hours without the aid of fever-reducing medications.
In other situations, your parenting judgement is best. Do they look sick? Are they acting out of sorts? If so, please feel free to give them a day of rest. In doing so, they are likely to recover quicker and have the best chance of not infecting others.
If your child is going to be sick please send me an email or call Amber as soon as you can in the morning so we can plan for their absence accordingly. Additionally, if your child becomes sick during the school day we will place a call to those on your child's contact list. If they go home in the event of vomiting, fever, or diarrhea please have them stay at home for the full 24 hours once the symptoms have disappeared.
As always, don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. Thanks so much.
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