When is Your Child too Sick??

Here are some guidelines to consider when deciding to send your child to school or to keep them at home.  If your child has any of the following symptoms, you should keep them at home:

• Fever of 100 degrees (or higher).  Children should be Fever Free for no less than         24  hours before returning to school (Without a Fever Reducing Medication!).
• Uncontrolled pain from an Earache, Headache, Sore Throat or Injury.
• A cough that interferes with their daily routine.
• Shortness of breath or Wheezing.
• Vomiting or Diarrhea. 
• Yellow/Green Drainage from one or both eyes.
• Unexplained Rash.
• A known contagious illness such as Chicken Pox, Strep Throat, Flu, or Pink Eye.

SC DHEC has provided an official list of medical conditions requiring school absence.  http://www.scdhec.gov/health/disease/exclusion.htm.

Emergency Information:

     For the safety of your child, it is extremely important to keep the school informed about your current home, work or daytime phone number.  If there is a change, please contact the office as well as your child's teacher with the updated information.

Medication Policy:

Medications (prescription and non-prescription) can only be administered by the nurse upon receipt of a signed permission form.  Parents or a designated adult will need to bring their child's medication to the office and pick it up.  All prescription medications must be in the original prescription container.   Students are not allowed to carry any controlled substances on the bus or in their back packs (Prescription Medication Form found with "Downloadable Documents" on Home Page).