Health Information
We want Pacific School to be a healthy, positive, and joyful place for the students, staff, and volunteers. Students should come to school when they are well enough to do their schoolwork and when they are not contagious. There are important steps families can take to help us achieve this goal.
When to Keep a Child Home from School: Please keep your child home if the exhibit any of the following symptoms:
Communicable Diseases: Please notify the office immediately if your child has a communicable disease such as lice, strep throat, scabies, pink eye (conjunctivitis), chicken pox, whooping cough (pertussis), etc. The office will send out an exposure notice so that other families will know their child may have been exposed, will look for symptoms, and can treat their children in a timely manner. This is a very important service to the entire school community, allowing everyone to stay healthier. Your child will NOT be identified in the exposure notice.
Vaccinations: Pacific Elementary School complies with all state laws regarding vaccinations. California recently passed a new vaccination law which changes vaccination requirements for school children. All vaccination requirements apply equally to 5-day and independent study students. For the most current information about school vaccine requirements, visit the Shots for Schools website. Vaccine Safety Information
Vision, Hearing, and Dental Screenings: Vision tests and hearing screenings are given to students in Kindergarten, second and fifth grade and to all special referrals. Dental Screening is given to Kindergarten students. Parents will be notified through the school memo of screening dates, usually held in autumn.
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When to Keep a Child Home from School: Please keep your child home if the exhibit any of the following symptoms:
- Vomiting or diarrhea within the last 24 hours. Keep children home until stools are solid and there has been no vomiting for at least 24 hours (A child experiencing single episode of either vomiting or mild diarrhea with no other symptoms may be sent to school if the family has reason to believe the child is not sick.)
- Fever greater than 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit within the last 24 hours. Keep children home until they have been fever-free without medication for at least 24 hours.
- Runny nose and/or significant coughing. Keep children home if they have significant green or yellow mucous, persistent or productive coughs, recent onset of symptoms, etc. Students with symptoms of allergies or mild lingering colds can be sent to school.
- Sore throat with fever. Students exhibiting symptoms of strep throat should be checked by a doctor. If confirmed, they should not return to school until 24 hours after antibiotics treatments have been started, and families should notify the office (see communicable diseases below).
- Pink eye (conjunctivitis). Students with very red eyes and thick yellow or greenish drainage should be checked by a doctor for pink eye. Students should remain at home until treatment has begun or the symptoms have cleared up. Families should notify the office (see communicable diseases below).
- Unidentified rashes or open sores. Some causes of rashes are contagious. If your student has a rash aren’t certain about, keep the child home from school, consult a doctor, and follow the doctor’s instructions for returning to school.
- Lice. Students can return to school after treatment with appropriate lice shampoo. Families should notify the office (see communicable diseases below).
Communicable Diseases: Please notify the office immediately if your child has a communicable disease such as lice, strep throat, scabies, pink eye (conjunctivitis), chicken pox, whooping cough (pertussis), etc. The office will send out an exposure notice so that other families will know their child may have been exposed, will look for symptoms, and can treat their children in a timely manner. This is a very important service to the entire school community, allowing everyone to stay healthier. Your child will NOT be identified in the exposure notice.
Vaccinations: Pacific Elementary School complies with all state laws regarding vaccinations. California recently passed a new vaccination law which changes vaccination requirements for school children. All vaccination requirements apply equally to 5-day and independent study students. For the most current information about school vaccine requirements, visit the Shots for Schools website. Vaccine Safety Information
Vision, Hearing, and Dental Screenings: Vision tests and hearing screenings are given to students in Kindergarten, second and fifth grade and to all special referrals. Dental Screening is given to Kindergarten students. Parents will be notified through the school memo of screening dates, usually held in autumn.
CPR For Parents: Click here for a Quick intro to CPR which could save your child's life