The New School complies with state regulations for the prevention of illness. To protect children from the spread of communicable diseases, state regulations require that children with any of the following symptoms not be allowed to attend school:

Fever

A child with an oral temperature of 101 degrees may not stay at school. The parents will be notified to pick up the child.

Diarrhea

After three or more watery stools in a 24-hour period, the parent will be called to pick up the child.

Vomiting

Any child vomiting two or more times in a 24-hour period may not attend school.

Rash

The school office will notify the parent if a child develops any rash not obviously associated with heat or allergic reactions to medications.

Sore Throat

The school office will notify the parent after any complaint of a sore throat associated with fever or swollen glands in the neck. Following a documented case of Strep Throat, the student should not return to the classroom until he/she has been taking antibiotics for 24 hours.

Head Lice

Any student with head lice may not return to school until all nits and live bugs have been removed from the scalp and hair shaft. After delousing, the child will be checked by office staff for any nits or live bugs before the child joins the group in the classroom.

If a child displays any of the aforementioned symptoms while at school, we are required to contact parents to pick up their child. If a child is without any of these symptoms, but still appears ill and unable to participate in the group's activities, we will notify parents that their child is not feeling well. Please have contingency plans worked out in advance for such occasions and make sure that your child's file indicates other friends or relatives who could pick up your child if needed.

Due to health department guidelines, the school has established specific policies concerning communicable diseases. In the event of an outbreak of a communicable disease, parents will be notified and asked to comply with school guidelines.