When to keep children home from school

It is sometime hard to know when to keep children home from school. The following is a list of signs and symptoms that might mean a child is ill. These signs also mean that a child could spread illness to other classmates.

•     Fever
•     Vomiting
•     Rash
•     Runny nose
•     Cough
•     Sore throat
•     Reddened eyes

Our children play and work close to each other for several hours each day. They are around many disease-causing organisms, called germs. It is easy for illness to quickly spread through a class. Good hand washing habits are encouraged at school. We hope the list above will help you decide when staying home from school is important. It is important that we all work together to lesson the chances that our children will become ill. Of course, we will call you if your child becomes ill at school, so that you can take care of him/her.