Student Illness
What should I do when my child is ill, and how does the school decide when a student should go home or return?
When your child is ill, please contact LTS to let staff know he or she will not be attending that day.
If a student becomes ill during the school day, he or she must receive permission from the teacher before reporting to the school health office. If the health office staff determines that the child should go home, the Health Assistant or designee will contact the parent.
Students may not remain at school with a fever greater than 100.4 degrees, vomiting, or diarrhea. Students exhibiting these symptoms may not return to school until fever-free without the use of fever-reducing medications for 24 hours, free of vomiting for 24 hours, and free of diarrhea for 24 hours.
Head Lice
Head lice, or pediculosis (which are not an illness or disease), are common among children and may spread easily through contact during play or when students share headphones, brushes, combs, hats, or other items that come in contact with hair. If LTS observes that a student may have head lice, an appropriate administrator will contact the student’s parent to determine whether the student needs to be sent home and to discuss a plan for treatment with an FDA-approved medicated shampoo or cream rinse. When an elementary student has head lice, LTS will also provide written notice to the student’s parent and the parents of each child assigned to the same classroom, as required by state law.