Staying away from school when sick

When to Send Your Sick Child to School or Daycare. Ask yourselves these 4 questions the next time your child is sick and you think they shouldn't go to school or daycare.

  • Is my child safe at school?
  • Is it safe for my child's classmates?
  • Will my child be able to learn at school?
  • Is enough care available at school/daycare for my child?

Don't send your child to school.

  • A fever of 38C or higher
  • Untreated strep throat (once they are treated for 24 hours, they may go back)
  • Uncontrolled diarrhea and is not toilet trained
  • Very frequent diarhea and vomiting
  • Children in theri first days of flu or serious cold
  • Having a hard time breathing because of a pneumonia
  • Asthma where it has reached the point where they need evaluation at the doctor's office or hospital
  • Cold sores (if the child is very young)
  • Scabies, until treatment is started
  • Chicken pox lesions that are not all crusted over
  • Undiagnosed skin rashes with a fever
  • Severe headaches
  • Significant pain of any sort 
  • Recent significant head injury

Do send your child to school.

  • Your child starts to look and act like they feel better
  • If your child has mild symptoms of a common cold, sore throat, ear infection or runny nose (yellow, green, clear - ALL OK) and does not have a fever
  • Fifth's disease
  • Has been treated for head lice, ringworm, scabies
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