When to Stay Home

Too Sick for School?

Stay Home If...	Symptoms	Go Back to School After...
Your child feels too sick for regular activities.	Cough and other cold symptoms.	Fever decreases, and your child feels better.
Yellow or green pus appears in the eyes.	Eye Discharge	The amount of pus decreases when using antibiotic eye drops for 24 hours.
The temp. on an oral thermometer reads 100° F or higher (100.4 for an ear, rectal, or forehead temp.).	Fever	Body temperature reaches a normal temperature.
You suspect flu. It spreads rapidly.	Flu	Fever has been gone for 24 hours.
Your child has a migraine: throbbing, severe pain with moodiness, fatigue, and light sensitivity	Headache	Taking pain medication.
Redness and itchiness affect all or most of your child's body.	Rash	The rash is gone, or the doctor gives the ok.
Your doctor suspects or diagnoses strep throat.	Sore Throat	24 hours after beginning antibiotics.
Your child is vomiting or has uncontrollable diarrhea.	Stomachache	Vomiting stops and your child has control of bathroom breaks.