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How sick is too sick for school

Posted Date: 11/11/26 (10:31 AM)
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Parents, 

Please take a minute to read over this information. Our school has seen an increase in illness and fevers. To help keep our school as healthy as possible, please keep any students home who fit in the categories below. 
Teachers would be happy to accept donations of Clorox wipes and/or tissues around this time of year. You would be surprised at how many a classroom can go through. 
We thank you for doing your part to make Horizon the best school.

SEND ME TO SCHOOL IF...
  • I have a clear, runny nose and a little cough, but no other symptoms.
  • I have been fever-free for 24 hours without medicine
  • I have a mild stomachache.
  • I have been vomit/diarrhea free for 24 hours.
  • I have an illness/condition that requires antibiotics, and I have been on said antibiotics for at least 24 hours, and symptoms have improved.

KEEP ME HOME IF...
  • I have a temperature higher than 100.4
  • I have thrown up in the past 24 hours.
  • I have diarrhea - frequent loose watery stool
  • I have thick green/yellow discharge from my nose that is not related to
  • allergies.
  • I have red, itchy, runny eyes. 
CONTAGIOUS ILLNESS EXCLUSIONS
  • COVID-19, Flu, RSV, and other upper respiratory viruses: Stay home until your child is fever-free for 24 hours (without medicine), symptoms are improving, and they feel well enough to be at school.
  • Strep Throat/Pink Eye: If antibiotics are prescribed (bacterial infection) stay home until 24 hours after starting the antibiotic and symptoms have improved. For a viral infection, stay home until you have been fever-free for 24 hours and your symptoms have improved.
  • Skin Infections (Impetigo, Ringworm, etc.): Stay home until treated and lesions are covered or no longer contagious.
NOTES FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS
  • Children should not come to school if they need fever-reducing medicine to feel “well enough.”
  • Teach children to wash their hands often and cover coughs/sneezes to help keep everyone healthy
  • Please notify the school if your child will be staying home due to illness, so we can support their learning and maintain the health of others.
  • If you are unsure whether your child’s symptoms mean they should stay home or return to school, consult your healthcare provider or school nurse.