Exclusion from School for due to Illness

To decrease the spread of communicable illnesses, students with certain symptoms or diagnosed diseases are not allowed to come to school while they are considered contagious. Please contact the S-TISD nurse if you are not sure whether or not your child should return to school. S-TISD School Health Services utilizes recommendations from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Texas Administrative Code and the Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) to determine these guidelines. For more information please visit the DSHS website at https://www.dshs.texas.gov/IDCU/health/schools_childcare/School-Health.aspx?terms=communicable+disease

In addition, S-TISD will follow the exclusion criterion for any conditions listed in the most recent version of the Communicable Disease Chart and Notes for Schools and Child-Care Centers, Texas DSHS.

Symptoms

    Fever

    Students with a temperature of 100º F or greater will not be allowed to attend school. Students should stay home until fever-free for 24 hours without the use of a fever suppressing medication (ie Tylenol, Motrin, Aleve, Advil, Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen).

    Nausea/Vomiting

    Students who vomit 2 or more times in 24 hours should not attend school until free of vomiting for 24 hours without vomiting suppressing medication (ie Dramamine, Pepto-Bismol) . However, there are many reasons a child may vomit. All students who vomit will be evaluated by the school health professional. The judgment of the school health professional will be utilized to determine if the cause may be infectious and the need to send home and/or allow readmission.

    Diarrhea

    Students with frequent loose stools (three or more episodes in 24 hours) must not attend school until diarrhea free for 24 hours without diarrhea suppressing medication (ie Imodium,Pepto-Bismol) . The judgment of the school health professional will be utilized to determine if the cause may be infectious and the need to send home and/or allow readmission.

    Pinkeye (conjunctivitis)

    If conjunctivitis is suspected, the student will be sent home until a doctor provides a note clearing the student to return to school, the student has been taking antibiotics for 24 hours, and/or until the student is symptom free. *When antibiotics are prescribed, your child must complete a full 24 hours of doses before returning to school. They must also be fever-free (without fever reducing medications) and well enough to participate in the entire school day program.

    COVID

    Students who are diagnosed by a doctor with Coronavirus (COVID) are excluded until physician releases and/or excluded until fever free without fever reducing medications.

    Flu

    Students who are diagnosed by a doctor with Influenza (Flu) are excluded until physician releases and/or excluded until fever free without fever reducing medications.

    Strep Throat/ Scarlet Fever

    Students must have completed antibiotic treatment for 24 hours and be fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medications.