Is your child sick and you aren’t sure if you should send them to school or not? Check out these tips on how to tell if they are too sick for school.

SYMPTOM:

COUGH AND OTHER COLD SYMPTOMS

• Stay Home If—Your child feels too sick for regular activities
• Go Back to School After—Fever decreases and your child feels better

EYE DISCHARGE

• Stay Home If—Yellow or Green Pus Appears
• Go Back to School After—The amount of pus decreases, using antibiotic eye drops for 24 hours

FEVER

• Stay Home If—The temperature on an oral thermometer reads 100º F or higher (100.4 for an ear, rectal, or forehead temp)
• Go Back to School After—Body temperature reaches normal

FLU

• Stay Home If—You suspect flu—it spreads rapidly
• Go Back to School After—Fever has been gone for 24 hours

HEADACHE

• Stay Home If—Your child has a migraine—throbbing, severe . pain with moodiness, fatigue and sensitivity to light
• Go Back to School After—Taking pain medication

RASH

• Stay Home If—Redness and ichiness affect all or most of your child’s body
• Go Back to School After—The rash is gone or the doctor gives the OK

SORE THROAT

• Stay Home If—Your doctor suspects—or diagnoses—strep throat
• Go Back to School After—24 hours after taking antibiotics

STOMACH ACHE

• Stay Home If—Your child is vomiting or has uncontrollable diarrhea
• Go Back to School After—Vomiting stops and your child has control of bathroom breaks