Message to Parents & Guardians from Kenilworth's Harding School Nurse

KENILWORTH, NJ - Please see an important message from the Harding School Nurse.

The following are guidelines are for when to keep your child home from school. Please note that if your child is not at school or is sent home for illness they may not participate in any afterschool or in school activities/performances.

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A. Fever – If your child’s temperature is 100 degrees or more before school or is sent home by the Nurse, the student must stay home until they are fever free for 24 hours. In addition, medicating your child with a fever-reducing medication before sending him to school is not acceptable. Students must be fever-free without the use of medication for 24 hours before returning to school. If your child returns to school before 24 hours they will be sent home.

B. Vomiting/Diarrhea – If vomiting or diarrhea occurs in school, the student will be sent home. There should be no vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours before the student returns to school. If vomiting or diarrhea occurs at home, the child should be kept at home until there is no vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours. Again if your child is sent home and returns before the 24 hours has elapsed they will be sent home.

C. Red eyes with crusting and drainage – this may be a sign of conjunctivitis or “pink eye”, a highly contagious infection of part of the eye. The student must be seen by a medical professional who will order antibiotic drops or ointment. The student will not be permitted back to school until he has undergone treatment for 24 hours and has a doctor’s note stating that he/she is no longer contagious.

D. Skin Rashes – Students with rashes must be seen by a medical professional to determine whether or not it is contagious. A doctor’s note will be required for the student to return to school.

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E. Strep Throat – Should a student be diagnosed with strep throat in the doctor’s office, he should stay home for 24 hours while the first doses of antibiotic have been administered. The student may then return to school if no fever exists. Please adhere to the guidelines regarding medication in school should your child need to take medication during the school day.

F. Head Lice – If a student is suspected of having head lice while in school, the school nurse will check the student’s hair for active lice. If found, the student will be sent home for treatment, which will be explained to the parent by the nurse. In addition, any siblings of the student will be checked and sent home for treatment if indicated. The student must be treated with all nits removed, and be re-checked by the school nurse upon re-entering school. The student will be checked by the school nurse again in 10 to 14 days from the initial date of treatment to determine any recurrence of lice. Please contact the nurse with any questions pertaining to head lice. If you identify lice at home please notify the nurse immediately and do not send them to school until they are treated. If you are unsure please have your pediatricians office make that determination. Also please check your child’s heads periodically throughout the year especially when the letter goes home notifying you of lice in the class. It is also recommended that you check your child after attending camps and after vacations. Remember that while we check the class what I do is only a gross screening and it requires follow up at home. I thank you in advance.

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