Students who do not feel well will not learn well!

We are asking for your cooperation to help ensure the health of the entire school community.  The following guidelines are meant to control the spread of communicable diseases in the classroom.  Please consider the health of your child and that of the entire school as you make the decision of whether or not to send your child to school.  Please do not give your child Tylenol, Advil, or Motrin and send them to school. Sometimes fever is the only symptom that will show an illness. If you have given them medication in the morning, they will not show a fever until the afternoon, infecting everyone they have come in contact with. 

Fever-Any student with a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher will be excluded from school and must not return until they are fever free for 24 hours without the aid of fever reducing medication 

Cough-Students that are coughing continuously should remain at home if the cough interferes with the child's ability or the ability of others to concentrate on their schoolwork

Vomiting-Any student who vomits will be excluded from school and should not return to school until they are free from vomiting and can tolerate normal meals

Strep Throat-Students must be on antibiotics and fever free for 24 hrs. before returning to school 

Pink Eye-Students must be on an antibiotic for 24 hrs. and have no purulent discharge from the eye

Rash-Keep your child home if they have a quickly spreading rash that may or may not be accompanied with a change in behavior, fever, tenderness, oozing, itching or discomfort

Lice-Please notify the school nurse if your child has lice.  They must be nit/lice free before returning to school. Upon returning, the guardian must accompany the child to be re-checked before entering the classroom

To help prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses:

1. Keep up with recommended vaccinations
2. Remind your family to cover all coughs and sneezes with a tissue 
3. Have your child practice sneezing and coughing into their elbow, not their hands
4. Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth
5. Wash hands for at least 20 seconds, especially after coughing or sneezing.  Use alcohol-based sanitizer only if soap and water are not available
6. Have you or your child stay home if they are sick, especially with a fever
7. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and objects.

Please visit Hamilton Township Department of Health for current information pertaining to local COVID and Flu vaccination clinics, guidelines, and recommendations.