*These are general guidelines for common childhood illness.  Please consult with your child's healthcare provider if you have specific questions regarding the health of your child.

PHUSD School Illness Guidelines

The following guidelines have been developed to help you determine when your student needs to stay home or go home from school.

In most situations, any student who develops new, unexplained symptoms should not return to campus until it is clear that symptoms are mild and improving or are due to a non-infectious cause. For some instances healthcare provider documentation may be requested.

SYMPTOMS

Your student should stay home or go home if…

Fever

• Fever is 100.4 degrees or greater, or student acts ill or is unable to participate in school activities.

• Student MUST stay home until 24 hrs. have passed since resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medication.

Congestion: nasal drainage/cough/sore throat

• Student looks/acts ill, or cannot comfortably participate.

• Has difficulty breathing.

• Persistent cough or nasal drainage, not easily managed.

• Wheezing, if not previously evaluated and treated.

Headache fatigue / Muscle or body aches

• Symptoms do not go away after resting.

• Student looks/acts ill, or cannot comfortably participate.

• There has been a recent history of head injury.

Diarrhea/Vomiting

• Diarrhea/vomiting 2 or more times in the prior 24 hours, keep home for 24 hours after the last episode.

• Student looks/acts ill, or cannot comfortably participate.

• Student wears diapers and stool cannot be contained in diaper.

• Student has had a recent head injury.

Eye irritation and/or pink eye/conjunctivitis

• They have red eyes with significant yellow/mucus drainage.

• There is an outbreak in a classroom and it is recommended by a healthcare provider.

• If no drainage, student may stay at school.

Rash

• They have a significant rash.

• The rash has an oozing/open wound with active drainage.

• Student MUST have a note from a healthcare provider stating the rash is non-infectious or the rash is gone to return to school.

• If rash is not draining and is covered (by a small bandage), they may stay at school.

Stomach ache

• Student looks/acts ill, or cannot comfortably participate.

• There is severe pain that continues for more than two hours.

• If it is associated with diarrhea/vomiting, bloody/black stools, or stomach ache after an injury.