Communicable Diseases
Per school policy, we are reminding parents of the rules regarding communicable diseases. A communicable disease is defined as: If you caught a disease from another person or animal, it is called a communicable disease. These illnesses are usually caused by viruses or bacteria and are passed through the air, through contact with contaminated surfaces, or through contact with bodily fluids. Examples include the flu, hand-foot-mouth disease, impetigo, etc.
Contagious or Infectious Disease
The school will observe recommendations of the Illinois Department of Public Health regarding communicable diseases.
- Parents are required to notify the school secretary if they suspect their child has a communicable disease.
- In certain cases, students with a communicable disease may be excluded from school or sent home from school following notification of the parent or guardian.
- The school will provide written instructions to the parent and guardian regarding appropriate treatment for the communicable disease.
- A student excluded because of a communicable disease will be permitted to return to school only when the parent or guardian brings to the school a letter from the student’s doctor stating that the student is no longer contagious or at risk of spreading the communicable disease.
