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Sick Child: When to keep your child home
Sick Child: When to keep your child home
From LASD Health Services Department:
When to Keep Your Child Home From School
Sometimes it is difficult to know whether or not to send your child to school. The following guidelines are indications that you should keep your child at home. In this way, you are helping to control the spread of COVID, influenza, colds, and other contagious illnesses.
Keep your child at home when they have any of the following:
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Fever of 99.6 or higher |
Headache |
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Chills, Muscle/Body Aches and/or pain |
Undiagnosed rash, sores and/or spots |
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Cough and/or Sore throat |
Unusually red, crusted, goopy, and/or burning eyes |
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Wheezing/Trouble breathing |
Head Lice |
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Nausea, Vomiting or Diarrhea |
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If your child is diagnosed with a communicable illness, they may return to school once the following criteria have been met:
- fever free for 24 hours without medication
- vomiting and/or diarrhea free for 48 hours without medication
- all other symptoms are mild and improving
NOTIFY THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY if your child tests positive for any other communicable illness (e.g. influenza/Covid-19, chicken pox, mumps/measles, whooping cough (pertussis), strep throat).
Review the CDPH symptom guidance to confirm when your child is ready to return to school: Considerations when a Child has Symptoms of Illness in Child Care or School*
*Please note: The above information is only a guide to common childhood health concerns. Contact your healthcare provider and/or school office for more information and district protocols.
Always bring a copy of a physician’s note to school and/or notify the school if your child will have an extended absence due to a health condition for 5 days or longer.
Content sources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
