When Should My Student Stay Home
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Students experiencing any of the following should stay home:
¨ Antibiotics - May return to school after the child has had 24 hours of medication.
¨ Bad cold with a very runny nose or bad cough
¨ Chills
¨ Diarrhea in the past 24 hours
¨ Ear pain - Call the doctor.
¨ Eyes itching, burning, redness, discharge - Call the doctor.
¨ Fever at or higher than 100° in the past 24 hours (Your child should be fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.)
¨ Head lice - Until your child has been treated according to directions and evaluated by the school nurse.
¨ Sore throat
¨ Strep throat (Must have been taking an antibiotic for at least 24 hours before returning to school.)
¨ Vomiting in the past 24 hoursRecord all absences in Pick-Up Patrol or call (585) 394-4300.
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COVID Guidelines (per CDC)
If your child has been exposed monitor for the following symptoms:¨ Fever (at or higher than 100°)
¨ Sore throat
¨ Cough
¨ Runny nose
¨ Chills
¨ Headache
Be sure to note the day symptoms begin, and treat symptoms as needed.¨ Test your child for COVID.
If your child tests POSITIVE:Þ Notify School Nurse, MRS. GARLING at 585-394-4300 EXT. 20 OR email garlinga@canandaiguaschools.org
A positive test result means that your child:Þ Must isolate for 5 days.- Day 0 is the first day your child experienced symptoms.
Þ May return to school on Day 6, if they are symptom free.Þ Must wear a mask from Day 6 - 10.
If symptoms persist longer than 5 days, your child :Þ Must remain homeÞ May return when symptom free for 24 hours.Þ Should see your primary chare physician if symptoms persist.
Please contact school office if you need COVID tests.