New Respiratory Illness Guidelines
Our new guidelines are as follows: individuals who test positive for COVID no longer need to isolate for five days. One should stay home when sick but return to school or work once symptoms have improved and they have been without a fever for 24 hours. This now matches health advice for COVID, flu, and other respiratory illnesses.
The CDC website, Preventing the Spread of Respiratory Viruses When You're Sick , provides examples of when one is considered sick and suggests additional precautions. These recommended precautions are for 5 days following illness and include "steps for cleaner air, hygiene, masks, physical distancing, and/or testing when you will be around other people indoors." Please note that the guidance states these are suggested precautions, not requirements.
Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year at Roxboro Community School. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you information regarding the health office.
A health history and emergency contact form will be sent home with your child on the first day of school. please fill this out completely and return it to school as soon as possible. if your child has any health concerns or needs special accommodations for health-related concerns, please contact me.
Per school policy, students are not permitted to carry any medication, prescription or over the counter, with the exception of epi-pens and inhalers. A doctor’s order must be provided giving them permission to carry the epi-pen or inhaler.
If your child needs prescription medication while at school, a doctor’s order is required. An “authorization to dispense/administer medication at school” form can be picked up at school or found on this website. this form must be completed by the health care provider, signed by a parent giving authorization for the medication, and by the school nurse. Medication cannot be given unless the proper forms are in place.
All prescription medication must be in a dated, labeled pharmacy container. This includes inhalers and epi-pens. All medication must be brought to the school by a parent or guardian. There is no exception. The school nurse is available from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to receive the medication. Please call if other arrangements need to be made.
Please call the office if your child is absent for any reason. If due to illness or injury, please inform us of the symptoms (fever, sore throat etc.) as i track student absences and illness for infection control purposes.
Fever over 100, flu-like illness, vomiting and diarrhea are all reasons to stay home from school, and a doctor’s note may be required to return to school and for the absence to be excused per school attendance policy.
Please inform the nurse if your child will be out for an extended time due to illness, has frequent absences due to a documented chronic medical condition, has any surgical procedures or hospitalizations that may require accommodations to ensure your child’s health needs and academic success.
It is helpful to us as a school community to have good communication with families at all times. The more information we have, the more we can help your child be healthy and succeed in school. Do not hesitate to contact me if i can be of any assistance to advocate for your child’s healthcare needs.
-- Christie Perkins, RN BSN NCSN
perkinscc@roxborocs.org
336-597-0020 Ext. 311
