Nurses' Notes
By Ann Hicks, RN & Jolene Peters, RN

The following is Jefferson-Scranton Community School Districts’ policy for keeping your child home from school. These guidelines are for all illnesses:

• They have a fever of 99.6 with symptoms or any fever of 100 degrees or above

• Excessive coughing or sneezing

• Diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting

• Sore, reddened throat, swollen glands, especially with a fever

• Red, watering or mattery eyes

• Earache or drainage from the ears

• Large skin eruptions or rashes-especially with a fever