Student’s Symptoms or Illness

Student May Return to School When*

Fever: temperature by mouth greater than 100.4 degrees

No fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medicine.

Skin rash or open sores

Rash is gone; sores are dry or can be completely covered by a bandage; or with orders from doctor to school nurse.

New Cough illness

In general, when symptom-free for 72 hours. If pertussis (whooping cough) is diagnosed, after taking 5-day course of prescribed antibiotics, or when cleared for return by local public health authority. If COVID-19 is diagnosed, with orders from local public health authority.

Diarrhea: 3 loose or watery stools in one day OR newly not able to control bowel movements

Symptom-free for 48 hours.

Vomiting

Symptom-free for 48 hours.

Headache with stiff neck and fever; OR with recent head injury

Fever-free for 72 hours or with orders from doctor to school nurse. Release to participate for concussion. 

Jaundice: (new) yellow color in eyes or skin

After orders from doctor or local public health authority to school nurse.

Red eyes or eye discharge: yellow or brown drainage from eyes

Redness and discharge is gone OR with orders from doctor to school nurse.

Acting different without a reason: unusually sleepy or grumpy OR acting differently after a head injury

After return to normal behavior OR with orders from doctor to school nurse.

Major health event, like surgery OR an illness lasting 2 or more weeks

After orders from doctor to school nurse.

Student’s health condition requires more care than school staff can safely provide

After measures are in place for student’s safety.