Pacific Baptist School News

Send to school:

• Vague complaints of aches, pains or fatigue.
• Sniffles, a runny nose and a mild cough without a fever

Keep home from school:

• Any physical or emotional condition that would prevent student from participating comfortably in class.

• A fever of 100° Fahrenheit or more (99.6° for K-4 and K5 students or medically fragile students or for a student whose temp is usually below 98°)
  • Coupled with a rash, earache, sore throat, sluggishness or nausea, fever may signal a highly contagious infection.
  • Fever also indicates that the body is working to fight illness.  Rest is indicated for a person with fever.  A person with fever may also be more susceptible to contracting other contagious illnesses, thus should avoid crowds and environments where there is more likely to be exposure to others’ germs.
  • During flu season, remember that frequent hand washing is the best prevention for the spread of illness.

Please keep student home until fever free for 24 hours.

Do not give aspirin to a child under 19, due to connection with Reye Syndrome.

• A persistent, productive cough and wheezing coupled with a thick or constant nasal discharge.

Contact doctor if cough is persistent, lasts 5 days or more, causes lack of sleep, causes chest discomfort, causes difficulty breathing, is associated with fever.

• An undiagnosed rash, especially when there is a fever, open sores, hives, irritability, behavior changes.

Notify doctor about undiagnosed rashes, especially:

• • If a rash appears in a student who takes medication (even med that has been taken previously).
  • If fever or lack of sleep is associated
  • If rash is on face and bothersome
  • If rash is not improving after 2-3 days

• Eye Inflammation, Persistent Eye Drainage, or Possible Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis), in which there may be any or all of the following symptoms:
  • Redness in the white part of the eyes and inside lower eyelids
  • A white or yellow discharge, sometimes with matted eyelids after sleep
  • Eye pain or irritation
  • Sensitivity to light

Contact your doctor if you see or suspect pinkeye or conjunctivitis.

Wash hands if eyes are touched, since eye infections can be spread very easily.

• Head Lice - Keep home until treated with head lice shampoo.  Be sure to remove all nits.  Notify School so that measures can be taken to control head lice (no names are given).  Contact School if any information about prevention, treatment, control, or assistance is needed.

• Chicken Pox - Keep home until all blisters are scabbed over and dry as well as being fever free for at least 24 hours.  Notify school so that measures can be taken to control chicken pox and so that spread of the disease can be controlled.  Some students have compromised immune systems and it is important for their families to be aware of exposure (no names are given).

Notify your doctor if your child may have chicken pox

• Diarrhea or Vomiting - Keep home until no vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours.

Notify your doctor if diarrhea or vomiting is persistent, not improving after a day, or causes dehydration, significant weakness, fever, etc.

• Ringworm (contagious fungus infection) – Keep home until treatment is started.  Ringworm on the scalp requires an oral medication.  Ringworm on the body can be treated with a cream applied directly to the affected area and covered with a Band-Aid.

• Draining wounds, open sores, impetigo sores. Fever blisters, herpes lesions, rashes that seep liquid, or wounds that are moist. Body fluids must be contained to prevent spread of pathogens (germs that can cause illness).  Fever blisters/cold sores should be scabbed, dry, or crusted over before returning to school.  Please contact school if you need any assistance or have questions about this.