Friday, February 24, 2017

When should you keep your child home sick?


Malletts Bay School has seen an increase in illnesses,which is typical for a winter in Vermont. Sometimes it's difficult to decide when to send your child to school and when to keep them home sick. 

Here's a great new article that discusses when to keep your student home from school sick. 


The General Rule:
1. Fever-Anything higher than 100.4 without fever reducing medication (like tylenol or ibuprofen) (24 hours)
2. Vomiting or Diarrhea (24 hours)
3. Pain
4. A cough that won't stop

Keeping your sick child home prevents the spread of illness to other kids and to teachers and staff!