St. Michael’s Academy’s Illness or Injury Exclusion Criteria

Reasons for which a parent should keep a child home from school:

• Fever of 100 degrees and over – exclude until child has been fever-free for at least 24 hours
• Diarrhea or vomiting – exclude until child has been symptom-free for at least 24 hours
• Persistent abdominal pain (lasting more than 2 hours)
• Conjunctivitis (pink eye), strep infections, ringworm, and impetigo are all infections and must be treated with medication for a minimum of 24 hours before returning to school
• Head injury or stiff neck associated with fever or recent injury
• Colds (child with thick or constant nasal discharge should remain at home)
• Symptoms of severe illness such as lethargy (more than expected tiredness), uncontrolled coughing, inexplicable irritability or crying, difficulty breathing,  wheezing, or other unusual signs (until medical evaluation determines the child can remain in care)
• Rash of unknown origin (especially if accompanied by a fever)
• Scabies
• Tuberculosis
• Chickenpox (varicella zoster) or shingles (herpes zoster)
• Whooping cough (pertussis)
• Mumps, Measles, or Rubella
• Hepatitis A
• Herpes simplex