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  • 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.

  • End of Year Medication Pick-Up 

    Dear Parent or Guardian,

              The school year is coming to an end, and it is time for medication that has been kept in the nurse’s office to be picked up.  All medication must be picked up by the last day of school. This includes students planning to attend Explore or Artworks. Students are not permitted to transport medications home; a parent or guardian must pick up all medications. Any medication remaining at school after 2:30 PM on May 23, 2024, will be properly disposed of.  This includes all prescription and non-prescription medications, inhalers and Epinephrine pens.  Please contact Nurse Tiffany, 417-523-3930 or tnaustin@spsmail.org to make prior arrangements to have your child’s medications picked up.

              *ALL MEDICATIONS MUST BE PICKED UP BY 2:30 PM ON MAY 23, 2024, OR THEY WILL BE DISCARDED PER SPS POLICY. *

    Thank you for your cooperation.  I hope you all have a great summer! 

     

    Sincerely,

    Nurse Tiffany

    417-523-3930

    tnaustin@spsmail.org