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Staff member urges parents to call school nurse and keep sick children home
Summary
A staff member advised parents to consult their school nurse and keep children home when showing signs of illness, noting coughs from respiratory viruses can last weeks but that children without fever who are eating, sleeping and drinking well may attend school.
A staff member advised parents during the meeting to call their child’s school nurse with questions and to keep children home when they show signs of illness.
The staff member said, “If a parent has calls, concerns or questions, I encourage them to call their school nurse and ask them what their thoughts are.” She added that respiratory virus symptoms can be prolonged: “respiratory viruses, sometimes cough can be coughs can be prolonged. They can last for weeks.”
The staff member described attendance criteria intended to balance health and continuity of learning: if a child is not running a fever and is eating, sleeping and drinking well, “they can be at school.” But she emphasized that children with signs of illness should stay home and recommended parents consult the school nurse about specific cases. The speaker said the specific signs of illness were understood by the audience and were not listed in the remarks.
No formal actions or votes were recorded on this topic during the meeting. The guidance recorded was advisory; it did not cite a specific district policy or statute during the remarks.
Parents with questions were directed to contact their school nurse for case-by-case guidance.
