If your child is sent home, please remember:
If he or she has temperature,
 Use age appropriate analgesics such as children’s acetaminophen,
Tylenol, Advil, Motrin, ibuprofen etc. – NO ASPIRIN PRODUCTS
 Alternate – starting with ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), then acetaminophen,
alternating every four (4) to six (6) hours
 Please do not send your child back to school until they are twenty-four
(24) hours fever free (without medication)
Vomiting or nausea,
 Please drink lots of fluids
 Clear liquids such as Gator-Ade, Kool-Aid, Sprite, 7 – Up, Pedialyte,
popsicles, Jell-O, clear soups etc.
 Try to avoid milk and milk products until feeling better and no further
vomiting and/or nausea
Coughing/drainage,
 Remember to avoid milk or milk products if you have drainage as this
sometimes causes more drainage
 If you have cough drops, they must be kept in the nurse’s office and
the school MUST have a note giving them permission to take them
Diarrhea,
 A “BRAT” diet works really good: bananas, rice, applesauce, toast
*REMEMBER* – lots of rest and most important of all, please visit the doctor if your child’s symptoms get worse or persist.

Cover your cough and wash your hands!