WHEN SHOULD MY CHILD STAY HOME?
We want your child to come to school, but please do NOT send a child to school if he/she has had a fever of 100.0° or higher within the past 24 hours, has been vomiting or having diarrhea within the past 24 hours, has a frequent cough, complains of severe sore throat or headache, or has untreated pink eye.
Children must be fever-free, vomit-free, and/or diarrhea-free (without the help of medication) for 24 hours before returning to school, and should not have a frequent cough. Report absences due to contagious disease to the school nurse office so that precautionary measures may be taken for those exposed. Children prescribed antibiotics can usually return to school 24 hours after the first dose.
WHAT DO I DO IF MY CHILD GETS SICK AT SCHOOL?
If your child becomes ill at school, his or her teacher will send him or her to the nurse’s office for evaluation. If necessary, the nurse will call parents, or emergency contacts if needed, to make arrangements for your child to be picked up, or to provide necessary medical care. Students who need to be sent home sick should be picked up from school within 90 minutes of the school contacting a guardian. This minimizes exposure to other students and staff members, and helps your child feel more comfortable.
WHAT DO I DO IF MY CHILD HAS A MEDICATION THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE AT SCHOOL?
Please see the “Medication” section of the CCS Family Handbook for all medication-related procedures. All medications must be delivered to and picked up from school by a parent or guardian. Students are not permitted to carry medications on school grounds during school hours, or on a school bus.
WHAT ARE THE HEALTHE KIDS SCREENING
Crossroads is pleased to offer FREE, comprehensive health screenings for all students from Kindergarten through 8th grade. These screenings, conducted by medical personnel from the First Hand Foundation, are held during the school day each fall. Permission forms are sent out through Infinite Campus annually, and are also available in paper format. Parents or guardians will receive the screening results in a sealed envelope after the screenings are completed.
DOCUMENTATION
Please complete these documents and give them to the nurse at your campus if your child has asthma, a food allergy, seizures, diabetes, and/or needs medicine during the school day:
Medication Administration Parent Authorization
Emergency Medication Self-Carry Paperwork (for CPA Students)
Diabetes History Parent Questionnaire
Asthma History Parent Questionnaire