·         Fever of 100.5 (orally) or higher and/or a behavior change (increased irritability, fatigue, inability to sleep) or other sign and symptoms of illness (i.e. cough, sore throat, rash, vomiting, head ache, diarrhea);

·         Diarrhea or vomiting in previous 24 hours unless the diarrhea or vomiting is determined to            be caused by a non-communicable condition and the child is not at risk of dehydration;

·         Eye drainage with more than a tiny amount of green or yellow discharge and eyes are red or pink, itchy and irritated.

In general, follow the 24-hour rule to send your child back to school. Please keep your child home 24 hours after:  fevers, diarrhea, vomiting, starting antibiotics or treating for lice. 

Additionally, it is important to notify the school of any contagious conditions such as strep throat, head lice or scabies, gastrointestinal or respiratory influenza, pneumonia or otherwise, to which a student is ill with or has been exposed. The licensed school nurse or health associate/designee will be able to take appropriate measures for your child and other students.

See links for the following forms:

·               Information About Common Childhood Diseases

• Infectious Diseases in Childcare Settings and Schools Manual

http://www.hennepin.us/portal/site/HennepinUS/menuitem.b1ab75471750e40fa01dfb47ccf06498/?vgnextoid=6f674f3d00054210VgnVCM10000049114689RCRD

            Section 6 - Communicable Disease Fact Sheets 

                Please see parent and/or technical fact sheet for the following illness(s):
Bed Bugs
Bronchitis, Acute (Chest Cold)/Bronchiolitis) 
Campylobacteriosis
Chest Cold (see Bronchitis, Acute/Bronchiolitis)
Chickenpox (Varicella)
Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye)
Croup
Cryptosporidiosis
Diarrhea (Infectious)
E. coli O157:H7 Infection and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
Enteroviral Infection
Fifth Disease
Giardiasia
H1N1 Influenza (see Influenza) Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib) Disease
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Head Lice 
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Herpes Gladiatorum
Herpes, Oral
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection/AIDS
Impetigo
Influenza - seasonal influenza, H1N1 novel influenza (formerly called swine flu), and influenze-like illness ( ILI) 
LaCrosse Encephalitis
Lice (see Head Lice)
Lyme Disease
Measles
Meningococcal Disease
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 
Molluscum Contagiosum 
Mononucleosis
MRSA (see Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
Mumps
Norovirus
Parapertussis
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Pinworms
Pneumococcal Infection 
Pneumonia
Respiratory Infection (Viral)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection
Ringworm
Roseola
Rotaviral Infection
Rubella (German Measles)
Salmonellosis
Scabies
Shigellosis
Shingles (Zoster)
Staph Skin Infection
Streptococcal Infection (strep throat/scarlet fever)
Streptococcus pneumoniae (see Pneumococcal Infection)
Tuberculosis
Viral Meningitis
Warts
Yeast Infection (Candidiasis)