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When should you keep your child home from school?

  • Fever- A child with a fever should be kept at home until they are fever-free for 24 hours without medication. At school, we go by the guidelines from the Ohio Department of Health which considers a temperature of 100.0 F or above a fever.                                                                                                                                                  
  • Diarrhea/Vomiting- Please keep your child home from school until they have not had an episode of diarrhea or vomiting for 24 hours.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  •  Pinkeye- A child with pinkeye is considered contagious and should not be in school until they have completed 24 hours of prescribed eye drops.                                
  • Strep Throat- A child with strep throat should stay at home until they have completed 24 hours of the prescribed antibiotic treatment.