Irvine Unified School District: Health Guidelines

In order to provide as healthy a school environment as possible for all children and staff, the following guidelines have been prepared to assist you in decisions relating to your child's health and school attendance. If your child is not feeling well and you are uncertain about sending him/her on any given school day, it is best to keep your child home and observe him/her for further symptoms. If a child is too ill to attend school in the morning, it is recommended that he/she stay home all day.

When you make the decision to keep your child home, please notify the school secretary or attendance line that your child will be absent and state the nature of your child's illness.

Colds	Student needs to remain home if he/she has an excessive runny nose, excessive coughing, elevated temperature or is too uncomfortable to function at school.
Chicken Pox	Student may return to school 7 days after rash appears; all blisters must be dried and crusted over. Notify school nurse.
Diarrhea	If a student has diarrhea 2 times in a day, he/she needs to remain at home until diarrhea subsides and *no other signs of illness exists.*
Ear Infections	Student needs to be evaluated by his/her physician if he/she complains of ear pain. Early treatment can ward off possible permanent damage to ear resulting in hearing loss.
Eye Infections	Inflammation or watery eyes requires assessment to determine the cause of the conjunctivitis( pink eye) or possible eye injury. Eyes need to be clear before returning to school.
Fractures and Surgeries	Parents need to contact the nurse when a child has a serious injury or surgery. Modifications to physical activity and mode of travel throughout the building need to be evaluated. Please provide written information from your physician as to your child's level of activity at school. State limitations and special needs.
School Injuries	The nurse will assess the injury, administer first aid and notify parents as soon as possible by phone and/or note as to the type and status of injury.
Head Lice	Student needs to stay home from school and be treated with shampoo or rinse as recommended by your doctor or pharmacy. Children may return to school when the hair is *nit free.* Notify the school nurse if your child has head lice.
Rashes	Student is to remain at home with any undiagnosed skin rash and present a doctor's note stating the diagnosis the rash is non-contagious when returning to school.
Strep Throat	Student needs to be treated with antibiotics for 48 hours before returning to school if there is a positive throat culture.
Fever	The student needs to be free of an elevated fever for *at least 24 hours.*