ABSENCE/TARDINESS FROM SCHOOL:
It is extremely important to your child’s education that he/she attends school on a regular basis. Missed days can leave gaps in the educational process that may be very difficult to make up. Please make every effort to help your child attend school every day possible. If your child is absent/tardy, the law requires a written parental excuse, when they return to school. Please state the date and reason they were absent/tardy. Examples of absence/tardiness: cold, sore throat, upset stomach, missed bus, doctor’s appointment, earache, family emergency, etc.
MEDICAL INFORMATION:
ACCIDENTS - If a serious injury occurs on the school grounds during the school day, parents will be notified. In the event that a parent cannot be reached, the person listed as an emergency contact will be called.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES – Every effort is made to keep communicable diseases out of the school to protect both your child and others. Parents are asked to keep children at home when any of the following symptoms appear:
· Excessive discharge from the nose
· Persistent coughing
· Inflamed throat, or sore throat
· Inflammation or discharge from eyes or ears
· Headache, if persistent or severe
· Vomiting or diarrhea, within 12 hours
· Chills
· Fever, within 12 hours
· Body rash
· Lice or their eggs (nits)
When a child becomes ill in school, a parent or guardian will be called to pick up the child. They are responsible for seeing that an ill or injured child gets safely home or to a physician.
MEDICATION - Medication can be administered during school hours if the procedure listed below is followed:
The parent must submit a written request to the school office and it must be accompanied by a written request from the family physician, indicating the frequency and dosage of a prescribed medication. The medication should be brought to school by the parent in the original container. Medications are not to be transported to and from school on the bus.
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