Health Services
Health Services are provided by the District Health Aide and School Secretaries. The health aide coordinates services through training and supervision of staff under the guidance of the Grant County Health Department. Our school health room staff are trained in basic first aid, medication administration, and are CPR certified.
Some health services that are provided include..
- Illness/ First aide care
- Medication Administration
- Health Plan
- Health Education
- Special Health Care Procedures
Should I Send my child to school? They aren't feeling well....
PARENTS/GUARDIANS are expected to pick up their children within a reasonable amount of time. If you are unable to do so, please contact someone who can. If your child is ill, it is your responsibility to keep them home. We don't want them spreading sick germs to other students. Please follow the guidelines below for a plan for your child if they have symptoms.
Please reach out to Claire, the school health aide, if you have any questions or concerns.
| ILLNESS/DISEASE |
SYMPTOMS |
RECOMMENDATIONS |
| Common Cold |
Stuffy nose, sneezing, mild cough |
Able to attend school unless unable to participate in activities. |
| Earache |
Trouble sleeping, ear tugging, poor appetite |
Keep home if fever is present. |
| Flu |
Fever (100 F or higher), body aches, vomiting |
Can return when fever free without the use of medication and no longer vomiting. |
| Diarrhea |
3 or more loose bowel movements in 24 hours |
Able to return as long as student is no longer having diarrhea. |
| Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease |
Rash on hands, feet, or mouth, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea |
24 hour rule. Lesions must be scabbed over to return. (Keep child home if they have fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and can not avoid contact with other people.) |
| Head Lice |
Itching scalp, behind ears, and nape of neck. Live lice or nits in hair |
May stay in school the day of identification. Must be lice and nit free to return to school. Second treatment required 7 days later. |
| Impetigo |
Small red pimples, fluid filled blisters, crusted yellow scabs around nose and mouth. |
24 hour rule (Stay home until treated with antibiotics for 24 hours and lesions are covered with a scab.) |
| Pink Eye |
Red/irritated eyes, thick drainage from eyes, yellow drainage from eyes. Feeling of sand in eyes |
Keep home with a fever, behavior changes, or if child is unable to keep hands away from eyes. |
| Strep Throat |
Swollen lymph nodes, fever, chills, sweats, decreased appetite, very sore throat. |
24 hour rule (Keep home until 24 hours after antibiotics started and fever has resolved.) |
| Rash |
Raised red areas. Itchy red areas |
Keep child home with rash if you don't know where it came from. |
Immunization Information
Below are some resources for your child's immunization requirements. You are able to check the public access to see if your child is up to date on their vaccines and see what is required for school. If you have any other questions, please reach out to the school health aide for more information.
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