High School Nurse/District Lead Nurse

The school nurse or other school staff will contact you if your child becomes ill or seriously injured at school. If a parent/guardian cannot be reached, other individuals listed on the emergency contact list will be contacted. It is very important that you notify the school when there are changes to phone numbers and emergency contacts.
To minimize the spread of illness among students, report communicable diseases such as influenza, measles, whooping cough, hepatitis A, tuberculosis, chickenpox etc. to the school nurse immediately.
Returning to school after an illness
Students are to be fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication (such as Tylenol or ibuprofen)
No active vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours
Other symptoms improving
COVID testing is not required to return to school
2024-25 MCSD Communicable Disease Procedures
The parent/guardian will be called and the student will be sent home. Other symptoms that influence the decision to send the student home include general appearance and functioning in the classroom. After a period of observation a decision will be made to do one of the following:
Notify the parent/guardian for symptoms of illness, as determined by the school nurse. Not all student visits to the health office will result in parents/guardians being contacted.
Allow the student to rest in the health office for a brief period then return to class.
During times of high rates of illness, such as during influenza season, the length of time a student must remain home after fever/symptoms of illness may change as recommended by Marshall County Public Health.