5141.22R - Communicable/Infectious Diseases
Parents are required to report all communicable diseases to the school nurse. Students with any medical condition that may expose others to disease or contagious and infectious conditions within the school setting may be excluded from school and referred for medical diagnosis and treatment.
Conditions Requiring Temporary Exclusion Disease/Condition
| Disease/Condition | Exclusion from School Guidelilne |
|---|---|
| Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) | No need for exclusion unless discomfort makes a child unable to attend to class lessons. Refer to pediatrician for assessment. |
| Coxsackie (Hand, Foot & Mouth) | Fever free for at least 24 hours. Students will be sent home if unwell and/or symptomatic. |
| Hepatitis A | Until one week after the onset of illness, with physician's permission to return. |
| Measeles | Until five days after appearance of rash.,with physician’s permission to return. |
| Meningitis | No set time - while illness lasts and until permission from physician to return. |
| Mononucleosis | No set time - while illness lasts and until permission from physician to return. |
| Mumps | Until swelling has subsided and not less than nine days after onset of parotid swelling. |
| Pediculosis (Head Lice) | Exclusion is not necessary before the end of the school day. Return once student has had appropriate treatment and no appearance of live lice. |
| Pertussis (Whooping Cough) | Until completion of five days of appropriate treatment (21 days if untreated). |
| Rubella (German Measles) | Until seven days after the appearance of rash. |
| Ringworm | No exclusion if properly treated. |
| Rubella (German Measles) | Until seven days after the appearance of rash. |
| Scabies | Until after the first treatment. Exclusion is not necessary before the end of the school day. Return once appropriate treatment has been started. |
| Staphylococcus Infections (Impetigo, MRSA) | Until 24 hours after beginning an appropriate treatment. Open areas should be covered. |
| Streptococcal Infections | Until at least 12 hrs after beginning appropriate antibiotic therapy and child appears well. |
| Parvovirus B19 (Fifth Disease) | Exclusion is not indicated. |
| Varicella (Chicken Pox) | Until six days after appearance of rash or until lesions are crusted and no new lesions have appeared for 24 hours. |
Administrative Regulation Approved: May 6, 2025
Revised: October 7, 2025