• Health Services

    Re-Admission to School
    Following a Communicable Disease

     
    1. The certified school nurse will comply with the "Requisition of Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases" issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for the management of diseases in the school age population.

    2. For the diseases listed below, re-admission of students to school will occur on the following basis:
     
    Disease and Period of Exclusion

    Chicken Pox: Until all vesicles are scabbed and absence of fever
     
    Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye): 24 hours after medical treatment has begun

    Impetigo (For large area of multiple site infection): 24 hours after medical treatment has begun; draining sores must be covered while in school
     
    Ringworm: 24 hours after treatment has begun; no contact sports until lesions are gone
     
    Scarlet Fever: At least 24 hours after treatment has begun and temperature has been normal for 24 hours
     
    Strep Throat: At least 24 hours after treatment has begun and temperature has been normal for 24 hours
     
    Scabies: 12 hours after proper medical treatment has begun
     
    Pediculosis (Head Lice): The student is not permitted to return to school until they have used a medicated lice shampoo treatment. Exclude your child from attendance at school or any early childhood program until one day after their first treatment with a medicated head lice product (either over the counter or prescription).
     
    Acute Gastroenteritis Virus: Children who are vomiting will be sent home and remain home until the vomiting subsides. Acute (diarrehea, vomiting)diarrhea episodes will be assessed individually.
     
    Fever: Children with fevers greater than 100.4 will be sent home and remain home until fever free (less than 100.4). Children with a fever less than 100.4 during the course of the school day will be permitted to rest and return to class provided they have no other symptoms of infection.