Center School District Exclusion Guidelines

Students should be excluded (sent home) from school for the following according to DHSS guidelines (July 2011):

Temperature of 100.4 degrees or more
Diarrhea-until the child has been free of diarrhea for at least 24 hours or medical exam indicates may return
Vomiting-two or more times in the previous 24 hours unless determined to be caused by a non-communicable condition (e.g. cough, running exertion etc.)
Mouth sores with drooling-until medical exam indicates may return
Rash only with fever or behavior change-until a medical exam indicates may return
Eye drainage-when purulent (pus) drainage and/or fever or eye pain is present with red or pink conjunctiva, until a medical exam indicates a child may return
Unusual color of skin, eyes-until a medical exam indicates may return
Unable to participate in routine activities or needs more care than can be provided by school staff- i.e. Uncontrolled coughing, unexplained irritability, unusually tired, difficulty breathing, wheezing, persistent crying.

Students will NOT be excluded (will stay at school) with:

Red Bridge Elementary