The CYC's highest priority is the health and wellbeing of children. It is essential that we work to limit the spread of communicable disease. In addition, the CYC is not equipped to care for ill children. If your child becomes ill at school, they must be picked up within an hour of our call to you. When children become ill at home, they should remain at home if any of the following are true:
- FEVER , any thermometer reading over 99.5 F when taken under the arm (100 F orally). Children may return when they are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.
- DIARRHEA, defined as an increased number of stools compared to the child's normal pattern, with increased stool water and/or decreased form. Child must remain at home for 24 hours minimum. If the diarrhea continues, pick up and exclusion until advised by the child's physician.
- VOMITING, two or more times in the previous 24 hours unless the vomiting is determined to be due to a non-communicable condition. Exclude from school for 24 hours after the last episode of vomiting.
- RASH, with fever or behavior change, until a medical professional has determined it non-communicable.
- CONJUNCTIVITIS ("pink eye"), if white of the eye is red, even without seeping. Child must be home for 24 hours after the start of medication. A note from the doctor clearing the child to return to school must be provided. If your child's red eyes are due to an allergy you must send in a doctor's note stating that they are not infectious and are permitted to come to school.
- SEVERE COLD SYMPTOMS, i.e., sneezing and nose drainage. If your child's runny nose is due to an allergy you must send in a doctor's note stating that they are not infectious and are permitted to come to school.
- OTHER SIGNS OF POSSIBLE SEVERE ILLNESS, including unusual lethargy, irritability, persistent crying, difficulty breathing, or persistent barking-type cough.
- ANTIBIOTICS, if children have started on antibiotics for an illness, they must be on the antibiotic for a minimum of 24 hours prior to returning to school.
If your child is ill enough to be unable to participate in classroom activities, they should remain at home.