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    Contact Information:

    Tiffany Austin, RN

    Phone: (417) 523-3930 

    Fax: (417) 523-3994

    Extension: 60630

    Email: tnaustin@spsmail.org

     

    SPS Health Services Website:

    https://www.sps.org/Page/2363

     

    Office Hours:

    7:00am-2:45pm Monday-Friday (when school is in session)

  • When should I keep my child home from school?

    Every day, before coming to school, we ask parents/guardians to check and ask their 
    child if they have any of the following symptoms and/or exposure:

    • Fever – temperature 100.4 degrees or greater.
    • Cough
    • Rash
    • Sore throat/swollen glands
    • Shortness of breath,
    •  Runny nose or congestion
    • Diarrhea
    • Nausea or vomiting
    • Fatigue
    • Headache
    • Muscle pain
    • Lack of appetite
    • Loss of taste or smell
    • Red, itchy, watery eyes
    • Persistent earache
    • Students who have recently had close contact with a person with COVID-19, monitor their health until 7-10 days after their last exposure.  
    • Students who have had any of the above symptoms in the past 24 hours would need to stay home from school and/or until symptoms resolve without medication to relieve 
      symptom(s).
    • Students who have taken any fever-reducing medications such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen in the past 24 hours would need to stay home until they are fever-free without the use of medication for 24 hours.