Illness Protocol

My child is sick - Do they need to stay home?

If the student is able to be productive and happy in the classroom without the aid of medication, they are welcome to attend. However, to keep our whole school population well, we ask that you do not send your child if they have common symptoms, that usually indicate a communicable sickness. Therefore, if your child has the following symptoms please keep them home and call the office.

  • Fever (over 99.9)

  • Cough (from sickness not allergies)

  • Excessive runny nose

  • Sore throat

  • Gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea)

  • The student does not seem well enough to fully participate in school programming.(fatigue, muscle aches)

Students must remain home until they are symptom free with no fever for 24 hours (without fever reducing medication). For more in depth understanding of our illness protocols please refer to page 17 in the family handbook.

WHAT HAPPENS IF my child is sick at school.

When a student presents with any symptoms or fever that disrupts the student from normal work, we will call the parents to have the child picked up. They will need to remain out until they are 24hrs symptom free.

respiratory viruses Isolation and exposure guidance 

Exposure

  • All exposed individuals may continue to attend programming as long as they remain asymptomatic. Those who can mask may do so. If symptoms develop, follow the guidance for symptomatic individuals, below.

Positive test

  • If your child tests positive for a respiratory virus, follow or sickness protocol - keep them home and call the office. Students should remain home until they are symptom free with no fever for 24 hours (without fever reducing medication)

student medication during school hours

Non-prescription medication: (e.g. cough drops, Benadryl, Aquaphor) PVMS requires that the medication consent form, filled out by a physician and signed by both a physician and parent be received and reviewed for a staff member to dispense non-prescription medication to a child.

Prescription medication, short term: PVMS requires a completed medication consent form, filled out by a physician and signed by both a physician and parent as well as prescription medications with the child's name, physician's name, dosage, and directions on the original label. Additionally, depending on the illness we may require the special medical condition action plan that is filled by a physician.

Prescription medication, long term (chronic): PVMS requires a completed medication consent form, filled out by a physician and signed by both a physician and parent as well as prescription medications with the child's name, physician's name, dosage, and directions on the original label. Additionally for chronic conditions we require special medical condition action plan that is filled by a physician.

Medication must always be handed directly to a staff member, and never put in a child's lunch box, food/drink, or backpack. Please do not instruct your child to take medications on their own. If found, a teacher will take the medication from the child and return it to the parent.