Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) Mission:
Inspiring Excellence: Every Grownup, Every Child, Every Day.
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Student Health
Reasons for which a child may be sent home from school and/or for a parent to keep the child home from school.
- Fever of 100° F and over —exclude until student has been fever-free for at least 24 hours. (without anti-fever medications)
- Conjunctivitis (pink eye), strep infections, ringworms, and impetigo are all infections and must be treated with medication for a minimum of 24 hours before returning to school. Please do not allow affected students back before this time so that other students are not infected unnecessarily.
- Rash of unknown origin (especially if accompanied by a fever).
- Head injury.
- Severe coughing or difficulty breathing.
- Colds — a child with thick or constant nasal discharge should remain home.
- Diarrhea or vomiting — exclude until student has been symptom-free for at least 24 hours.
- Stiff neck associated with a fever and/or a recent injury.
- Inadequate immunizations with known disease outbreak in school.
Parents/guardians are responsible for picking up their child in a timely manner when they are notified by the school that their child has complained of illness or injury while at school. We are not equipped to care for an ill or injured student for an indefinite amount of time. A sick child belongs at home and should not be in school.
Parents/guardians are to pick-up their child within forty minutes of notification of their child's illness or injury at school. If the parent/guardian is unable to come to the school when notified, it is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to make arrangements for another responsible person or someone who is listed on the child's Emergency Information Card to act on their behalf and pick the child up at school. Please make arrangements for such an event in advance.
Please keep your child's Emergency Information Card current. Be sure to inform the school when phone numbers or emergency contacts change.
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PDF Documents
- Common Flu Symptoms - Source: www.cdc.gov .pdf
- Local Health Departments and Safety Net Clinics .pdf
- Medication Administration - 5.3.2.0.0 Policy .pdf
- Medication Administration - Parent Memorandum .pdf
- Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Fact Sheet .pdf
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