As we readjust to more lenient COVID-19 protocols, it is important to remember the criteria for keeping your child home from school with any illness.
Please keep your child home and/or contact your child’s doctor for:
- Fever greater than 100.4°
- Vomiting and/or diarrhea within the last 24 hours
- Severe sore throat along with fever and feeling ill for more than 48 hours, or after exposure to Strep throat infection
- Honey-crusted sores around the nose or mouth or rash on other body parts
- Large amounts of mucous (liquid) from their nose, with face pain or headache
- Severe ear pain or fluid coming from the ear
- Severe headache, especially with fever
If your child presents with any of these symptoms please keep in mind we are still requiring a negative COVID test to return to school. If you need a COVID test please contact the nurse’s office and we can supply you with one.
If your child has a fever, it is not a good idea to give them medicine like Tylenol or Advil and send them to school because as soon as the medicine wears off, the fever may return and you will be called to come and pick up your child.
*Please keep children home for 24 hours after the fever ENDS or they have completed 24 hours of medication if prescribed by your healthcare provider.*
If you find your child is frequently asking to stay home from school, if they are falling behind or appear anxious about school, or if there does not appear to be any physical symptoms, contact your school nurse and your health care provider to discuss your concerns.
Remind children to throw away used tissues, cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze, keep their hands away from their face, and to wash hands often with soap and warm water will help keep everyone healthier. Also, if children are presenting with symptoms please consider having them wear a mask while in school to help limit the spread of illnesses.
We appreciate your continued commitment to the health and safety of your children, and all children in the Heuvelton Central School District.
Marianne Weldon, RN
Holly Aschenbrenner, RN
Heuvelton Central School
Phone #: 315-344-2414
Fax #: 315-344-2349