Communicable Disease Management
Control of communicable diseases is managed within the district in accordance with public health organization guidelines and directives. Students who exhibit symptoms of communicable diseases are excluded from school until a physician indicates they can safely return. Health Services staff alert families of reported communicable diseases within the schools as recommended by the health department. Communicable disease occurrence reporting to the health department is conducted in accordance with county and state mandates.
The following chart lists common illnesses, symptoms and recommended time out of school:
| Disease | Symptoms | Isolation Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 | Fever (100.4°F or greater), new onset of moderate to severe headache, shortness of breath, new cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, new loss of sense of taste or smell, fatigue from unknown cause, muscle or body aches from unknown cause not attributed to allergies or a pre-existing condition. |
Please notify your school nurse of a positive COVID-19 test result. There are no mandated isolation requirements at this time. No fever, vomiting, or diarrhea for 24 hours without medication |
| Chicken Pox | Rash (successive crops of red dots that turn into fluid-filled blisters and then dry up to form scabs) and fever. | Not less than five days after appearance of the eruption. |
| Mumps | Fever, nausea, pain, and swelling of glands along the neck and jaw. | Nine days. |
| German Measles | Rash (small pinkish-red blotches beginning behind ears and on face), slight swelling of neck glands, and upper respiratory infection. | Until all symptoms and rash are gone. |
| Measles | Starts as a cold with fever, watery eyes and nose, sneezing, and slight cough. Rash on the face follows, then rash spreads to the body. | From the onset of symptoms until four days after symptoms and abnormal mucus secretions have stopped. |
| Strep Infections / Scarlet Fever | Fever, sore throat, and enlarged glands in neck. The scarlet fever rash (pinpoint dots) appears 1-3 days after onset of sore throat and strawberry tongue. | Until completion of 24 hours of antibiotic treatment. |
| Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis) | Redness of the white part of the eye, itching and burning of the lids, and discharge. | Until completion of 24 hours of antibiotic treatment. |
| Impetigo | Skin infection which appears as honey-colored blisters, frequently on the face around the mouth. | Until completion of 24 hours of antibiotic treatment. |
| Staph Infection | Skin infection with redness, warmth, swelling, pus, and tenderness at site; a boil or appearing like a spider bite. | Until the wound is no longer draining or can be covered. |
| Pinwork | Perianal itching. | Until completion of 24 hours of antibiotic treatment. |
| Head Lice and Nits Infestation | Itching at the nape of the neck and around the ears. | Students diagnosed with live head lice or nits can return to school after appropriate treatment has begun. |
