8450 - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Southern Local School District

Administrative Guidelines

8450 - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

In order to prevent the spread of communicable diseases, and to ensure rapid recovery with a minimum of after-effects, parents should keep children at home when they show evidence of any of the symptoms listed below:

Pain	Vomiting	Running nose
Chill	Sore throat	Red and discharging eyes
Fever	Enlarged glands	Skin eruption
Earache

If any of these symptoms are found in a child at school, parents will be notified.

The best way to keep communicable diseases under control and out of is through cooperation between school officials and parents. Parents should notify the school if their child contacts any of the following:

	Disease	Period of Exclusion

	Chicken Pox	Exclude from school at least seven (7) days after onset of rash.

	Impetigo, Pediculosis	Exclude from school until a doctor's slip is obtained or until checked by the school doctor or nurse.

	Measles	Exclude from school at least seven (7) days.

	German Measles	Exclude from school at least three (3) days

	Mumps	Exclude from school for a period of acute illness at least seven (7) days.

	Ringworm	Exclude for seven (7) days after treatment is begun by the family doctor.

	Scarlet Fever	Exclude from school until disappearance of purulent discharge of rash, not less than seven (7) days.

	Whooping Cough	Exclude twenty-one (21) days from onset of cough.

It is preferable that a child be seen by a doctor when s/he has a communicable disease. A doctor's slip may then be obtained stating when the student may return to school. Other illness may sometime result from the communicable disease.

Nuisance diseases will be referred to the school nurse. Nuisance diseases - communicable but not life threatening will include but not be limited to the following:

	Conjunctivitis (Pink eye)	Student will be excluded until discharge has ceased. To be inspected when return to school by the school nurse.

	Impetigo (Fall sores)	Students will be excluded from school until adequately treated and lesions are no longer draining. Permit other students in the family to attend school if not infected. To be inspected when student returns to school by the school nurse.

	Pediculosis (Lice)	Student will be excluded from school until disinfestation is accomplished. Stay out of school until free of insects and nits. Permit other students in the family to attend school if not infested. To be inspected when student returns to school by the school nurse.

	Scabies (Itch)	Student will be excluded from school until adequately treated, and lesions are clear, or physician's statement. Permit other students in the family to attend school if no symptoms are present. To be inspected when student returns to school by the school nurse.

DISEASE SUMMARY

Disease	Time From Exposure to First Signs	Early Signs	Period of Isolation	Those Who Have Had Disease	Those Who Have Not Had Disease

Chicken Pox	2-3 weeks	Usually slight fever at the time of appearance of eruptions which look like small water blisters found on all parts of body	At least six (6) days after appearance of the rash	No restrictions	No restrictions

Measles	8-14 days	Fever, signs of cold in eyes, nose, and throat often accompanied by a cough. In 3-4 days a dull red blotchy rash appears.	At least five (5) days after appearance of rash.	No restrictions	Recommend family physician be contacted regarding measles vaccine.

Measles (German)	12-21 days	Slight signs of a cold for 1-2 days followed by a light red rash	At least three (3) days from appearance of rash	No restrictions	Recommend family physician be contact regarding vaccine for children under 12

Mumps	12-21 days	Fever, swelling, and tenderness of gland in front of and below the ears	Period of acute illness for at least six (6) days	No restrictions	No restrictions

Whooping Cough	7-14 days	Irritating cough at onset. Whooping often develops within 1-2 weeks	Until clinical recovery and for three (3) weeks after onset of typical paroxysms	No restrictions	Observation at school for fourteen (14) days after last exposure

Streptococal Infection/Scarlet Fever-Sore Throat	2-5 days	Sudden onset. Headache, fever, sore throat are common. In scarlet fever a fine red rash appears within twenty-four (24) hours	Until clinical recovery	No restriction	Culture contacts