With parents struggling to balance work responsibilities with the prospect of keeping a child home from school, we thought some guidelines might be helpful. Schools and daycare centers may have individual policies on child illness, and these may be the guidelines that will most influence your decision on when to keep your child home. In addition, many schools and daycare centers will not dispense any medication to your child without your written permission.
- The following is a list of symptoms that may mean an illness is contagious, or that your child should stay home:
- a fever (100.4 or higher) within the last 24 hours
- recurrent vomiting, loose stools, or significant abdominal pain within the last 24 hours
- a sore throat
- frequently returning green/yellow drainage from eyes
- a child who feels too ill or fatigued to go to school
- If your child develops any of these symptoms please call our office 617-491-5111, so we can determine the best course of action.