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Guidance On When To Keep Your Child Home

Illustration with text 'WHEN IS SICK TOO SICK FOR SCHOOL? Tips for parents & caregivers' and three cartoon children looking unwell.

Guidance on When to Keep Your Child Home

School nurses are often asked when it is appropriate to keep a child home from school and when they may return after an illness. To help keep your student safe and healthy, as well as other students, this chart can help with these questions. These are guidelines only; for more information, please contact your school nurse.

Please keep in mind that if any of these symptoms and/or illness occur on school grounds a parent/guardian will be called to pick up their student, as we do not want to risk the spread of illness or infection. Please contact your school nurse if you have any questions.