Communicable Disease Policy

2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR POLICY ON MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

If a child exhibits any signs of illness, he/she should not attend school. If symptoms occur at school or !your child is deemed unable to participate In our program’s activities, you will be called to take him/her home. The child’s parent or a designee assigned by the parent is required to pick the child up from school in a timely fashion. No therapy will be provided if the child is not able to participate toff. best of their ability. .

Examples of illness include but are not limited to:

• Severe pain or discomfort
• Respiratory compromise
• Fatigue or abnormal sleeping pattern
• Decreased appetite/refusing to eat/drink
• Diarrhea
• Vomiting
• Runny nose that is excessive and/or discolored mucus
• Apparent sore throat
• Severe coughing
• Eyes with discharge
• Skin rashes

Students must be symptom free/fever free for 24 hours without the use of over the counter cold medications/fever reducing medications and able to fully participate in all activities before returning to school. If your child was prescribes antibiotics or eye drops. they must have completed a full 24 hour dosing of the medication before returning to school

If your child is diagnosed with an illness, please report it to the Campus Health Office

Medical Clearance is required after surgery. medical procedures, hospitalizations, and/or at the request of the School Nurse. The clearance is required to specify that the student is able to return to school and is able to participate in all activities. Restrictions. If any, need lo be specified. Please use The CTC Academy’s Medical Clearance form which can be downloaded from the Parent Portal or obtained from the campus Health Office.

Readmission of the student is at the discretion of the School Nurse.