H1N1 Update
When to Keep Your Child Home from School
How can we limit the spread of H1N1 virus (swine flu)?
The most important thing is to keep sick people away from healthy people. So if your child is sick,
you must keep your child home. Staying home when sick stops the spread of the flu and helps the sick
person get well. Siblings of sick children should stay home too.
Check your child every morning before sending him or her to school:
If your child has both a fever (100º F or 37. 7ºC) and a sore throat or cough:
These symptoms suggest influenza-like illness. Other symptoms can include, runny nose, body aches, vomiting and diarrhea. CDC recommends that people with influenza-like illness stay at home until at least 24 hours after they are fever free without the use of fever-reducing medications.
If your child only has a fever alone, vomiting or diarrhea, a sore throat or new cough with no fever:
Keep your child home from school until symptoms are gone for 24 hours.
Will my child be sent home from school?
If your child comes to school with the symptoms of flu with a fever, or if they develop these symptoms while they are at school, they will be sent home. They will need to stay home for at least 24 hours after they are fever free. Please have a plan established for emergency pick up and care of your child.
When should a child go to the doctor?
Call your health care provider if your child is ill enough that you would normally see a health care provider. Use the same judgment you would use during a normal flu season.
For more information and on-going updates:
. Connecticut Flu Watch web site: http://www.ct.gov/ctfluwatch
. Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) website:
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu
Medical Forms
Early Childhood Health Form (for Pre-K students)
Health Form (K-8 students)