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Keeping Your Child Home When Sick
When Should My Child With Illness Stay Home?
School attendance is important, and when a child is sick it can be a challenge to know whether or not they should stay home. The Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority have partnered to provide symptom-based guidance on when students should remain out of school, and when it is safe to return to school following an illness. This guidance is available in the following languages:
Additionally, if your child is ill, please contact your child’s school office.
Please notify the school if your child is diagnosed with a CONTAGIOUS DISEASE, including these: chickenpox, diarrhea caused by E. coli or Salmonella or Shigella, hepatitis, measles, mumps, pertussis, rubella, scabies, tuberculosis, or another disease as requested. The school will protect your private information as required by law. [OAR 333-019-0010; ORS 433.008.]
Please notify the school if your student requires MEDICATIONS during school hours. Follow school protocols for medication at school. If your student’s illness requires antibiotics, the student must have been on antibiotics for at least 24 hours before returning to school, and longer in some cases. Antibiotics are not effective for viral illnesses.
Please notify the school if your student has an UNDERLYING OR CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION. We will work with you to address the health condition so that the student can learn. With consent, the school nurse may consult with the student’s health care provider about the health condition and necessary treatments. To contact the school nurse or health office please call or email.
We want to support your student. Please contact your child’s school if you have questions or concerns.