Dear Parents,
The start of a
new semester is a great time to remind our school community of the measures we
take to keep students healthy and prevent the spread of communicable
diseases.
·
We
reinforce frequent hand washing with our students and coughing/sneezing into a
tissue or their sleeve (not their hands).
·
In
addition, we refer to the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment
(JCDHE) recommendations when determining the need to send a student home from
school (see attached document). The JCDHE recommendation chart provides
specific guidance on when a student can be readmitted to school.
o
For
example, students are to be fever-free for 24 hours WITHOUT the use of a fever
reducing medication before returning to school.
·
Occasionally
we receive questions about head lice management in our schools, and we have
included a document with up-to-date information.
o
As
needed, we will inform parents when we see an increase in illnesses in our
school population with the potential for rapid spread among students and staff
(such as influenza) or in the rare instance we have a mandatory reportable
disease occur in our population, like Mumps. General Head lice notifications are not
recommended as they have been found to cause harm and lead to unnecessary
treatment. Instead, the school nurse will assess the need for
notification on an individual basis to those considered close contacts.
Thank you for reinforcing healthy habits with
our students. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our school
nurse.
Please see the following attachments for more health notices.
Please see the following attachments for more health notices.
http://departments.olatheschools.com/healthservices/files/2013/07/JCHD-Exclusion-Recommendations-6-11.pdf
http://departments.olatheschools.com/healthservices/files/2012/06/3a-JCHD-Exclusion-REcommendations-Spanish.pdf
http://departments.olatheschools.com/healthservices/files/2012/06/Head-Lice-Refresher-for-Parents-2016-2.pdf
http://departments.olatheschools.com/healthservices/files/2016/02/Head-Lice-Refresher-for-Parents-Spanish-02-01-16.pdf
http://departments.olatheschools.com/healthservices/files/2012/06/3a-JCHD-Exclusion-REcommendations-Spanish.pdf
http://departments.olatheschools.com/healthservices/files/2012/06/Head-Lice-Refresher-for-Parents-2016-2.pdf
http://departments.olatheschools.com/healthservices/files/2016/02/Head-Lice-Refresher-for-Parents-Spanish-02-01-16.pdf
Keri
Hicks RN
