If your child will be absent please fill out the Attendance Form before 8am or call the office at 720-554-3795.
Health and Wellness Reminders from CCSD Health Services
More information can be found at The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)
The best way to remain healthy and prevent illness from spreading is through good handwashing habits (washing hands for 20 seconds with soap and warm water after using the bathroom, blowing nose, sneezing/coughing, and before/after eating), getting vaccinated for preventable diseases, and staying home when sick!
Stay home when sick!
If your student is not feeling well enough to take part in their usual activities, due to illness symptoms, they should stay home.
If your student needs to be picked up from school, have a plan in place to pick them up as soon as possible.
Fever
Defined as a body temperature over 100.4° F.
Students may return to school after being 24 hours fever-free without the use of fever-reducing medication such as Tylenol (acetaminophen) or Motrin (ibuprofen).
Vomiting/Diarrhea
Students may return to school 24 hours after the last episode of vomiting and/or diarrhea unless it is caused by an illness that requires them to stay home longer.
If your student has a medical condition that causes them to have a baseline of spit-up, reflux, or loose stools regularly, notify your school nurse, so we can best support your student's success.
Cough
Remind students to cough into their elbow, this helps keep the hands clean from illness and can decrease the spread of illness.
Keep your student home if the cough is severe or uncontrolled.
If a cough lasts longer than 2 weeks, we encourage checking in with your healthcare provider.
Lice
Signs of lice:
Itching of the scalp, presence of live lice, eggs attached to the hair shaft, and/or small pinpoint scabs at the base of the hairline.
If live lice are present, students may remain in school until the end of the school day; however, they cannot return until after receiving an approved pediculicide treatment per CDPHE guidelines.
Reminder: lice is a nuisance and not a public health concern.
This means it is not a reportable infectious disease, as it does not spread disease.
It is not due to poor hygiene habits.
We do not send notification letters home when cases of lice are present.
We do not perform routine classroom-wide lice checks.
Vaccines
Many childhood/school-aged illnesses can be prevented by receiving routine vaccines. Talk with your provider or school nurse for more information.
Wishing all students, parents/guardians, and staff a healthy school year!
Cherry Creek School District Health Services Department