| ILLNESS
OR DISEASE |
EXCLUSION |
TIME FRAME |
| Chicken Pox / Shingles
(Varicella) |
Yes |
Child with uncomplicated
chicken pox may return on the sixth day after onset or rash; may
return sooner if all lesions are crusted |
| Cold Sores |
Yes |
Until sores are crusted and
no longer oozing. |
| Cold Symptoms (Mild) e.g. stuffy nose with
clear drainage, sneezing, mild cough. |
No |
May attend if able to participate in school
activities. |
| Conjunctivitis (Pink or red eyes with yellow
or green drainage) |
Yes |
May return 24 hours after treatment is started.
If health care provider does not treat the child, a note from provider
is needed. |
| Coxsackie Virus (hand, foot and mouth
disease) |
Yes |
Until lesions heal and drooling ceases. |
| Diarrhea with other signs of illness
e.g.. Vomiting or fever |
Yes |
Until Child no longer has diarrhea. May
attend is cause of diarrhea is determined to not to be illness related,
e.g., from antibiotics or food sensitivity reaction. |
| Fifth's Disease |
No |
By the time the rash has appeared the child
is no longer contagious. Pregnant staff in diresct contact with
child may check with own health care provider for further advice. |
| Head Lice |
Yes |
May return when free of nits. |
| Hepatitis A |
Yes |
May return 1 week after onset of jaundice
and when able to participate in school activities. |
| Impetigo |
Yes |
May return 24 hours after treatment starts. |
| Other Infectious Diseases -hepatitis,
meningitis, mononucleosis, tuberculosis |
Yes |
Seek advice of a Health Care Professional. |
| Pinworms |
Yes |
May return 24 hours after treatment and
bathing. |
| Rash with fever or behavior change |
Yes |
May return if Health Care Provider has determined
illness in not a communicable disease. |
| Respitory Syncytial Virus |
No |
No need to exclude as long as child is well
enough to participate in activities. |
| Ringworm |
No |
Needs medical treatment and areas covered. |
| Roseola |
Yes |
Needs Medical Advice. |
| Scabies |
Yes |
May return after treatment has been completed. |
| Upper Respiratory Complications -large
amount of yellow/green nasal discharge. -extreme sleepiness/lethargy
-stiff neck - ear pain - fever above 101 degrees orally. |
Yes |
Medical care is highly recommended.
Child may return when symptoms are improved or with direction from
heatlth care provider. |
| Vaccine Preventable Diseases -Mumps,
measles, pertussis (whooping Cough) |
Yes |
May return if judged not to me infections
by a health care provider. |
| Vomiting |
Yes |
Child may return to school when 24 hours
has lapsed from last episode of vomiting. Need not exclude if cause
of vomiting is not illness related. |
