• Tracking growth and developmental milestones
• Discussing any concerns about your child’s health
• Getting scheduled vaccinations to prevent illnesses like measles and whooping cough (pertussis) and other serious diseases

• Serious injury, illness, or hospitalization

• Planned surgery

• Communicable diseases such as COVID, chicken pox, strep throat, scarlet fever or fifth disease

• Head Lice, scabies or other parasitic conditions

• New diagnosis or change in your child’s health status

• Fracture, sprain, stitches, cast, or crutches (A Physician note is required for crutches and/or a wheelchair to be used on the school premises.)

• New medication and/or dosing change.

• Need to be excused from Physical Education.

This is a partial list highlighting the most common reasons children should be kept home.

1. Has a cold in the contagious stage (first few days)
2. Sore throat and swollen neck glands accompanied by a fever
3. Undiagnosed rash or skin eruptions
4. Earache, red eyes associated with conjunctivitis, or drainage from eyes
5. Any communicable disease (see paragraph below) or untreated parasitic infection
6. Fever of 100 degrees or higher during the past 24 hours
7. Vomiting or diarrhea within the past 24 hours

• Prescription medication must be by written order from the provider with written permission from the parent/guardian before the nurse may administer medication.
• Medication must be brought to the school by the parent/guardian or other designated responsible adult in the original container with the label intact.
• Medications are to be given directly to the school nurse to be counted together with the adult delivering the medication.
• Students are not to transport medication to and from school. In the case of self-medicating students, students may transport and self-administer with a written copy of a doctor's order on file in their school health record, and a copy kept with their medication.
• Teachers should notify the school nurse when an as needed medication is taken to allow documentation with monitoring of symptoms requiring medication.

•  Low-income individuals and families.
• Older residents (age 60 and over). 
• Victims of domestic violence or other crimes.