Denville Township Schools

Health Office Guidelines and Suggestions

A good education requires that our children have regular attendance with few absences.  There are some occasions, however, when children need to stay home.  These guidelines are designed to protect the health of all children in our schools.

1.  If a child is sent home with a fever, he/she is expected to remain home a full 24 hours, fever-free without  fever-reducing medication, before returning to school.

2.  If a child vomits during the night, please do not send him/her to school that day.  If your child vomits in school, we will call you for pick up rather than sending him or her home on the bus.

3.  If a child has been diagnosed with Strep Throat, state law requires that he/she must be on medication a full 24 hours before returning to school.

4.  Chicken Pox require an absence of a minimum of 7 days.  If the pustules are still forming, the child must   remain at home until ALL scabs are dry.

5.  Any child with a frequent cough should remain at home.

6.  It is VERY important that the School Nurse be notified if head lice or nits are found in your child's hair. 

7.  If a child needs to be excused from physical education class, a note from the parent or doctor, if for longer than 2 days, is required.  A doctor's note is also required for a student to resume participation in physical education classes and sports after an extensive illness, surgery or severe injury.

8.  Please notify your School Nurse if your child is using crutches in school.

9.  No medication will be administered to students in school except by the school nurse.  This is NJ State Law. Medication refers to any prescription or over-the-counter medicine and includes Tylenol and cough drops. Medication must be delivered to the school nurse in its original labeled container by the parent.  It must be accompanied by the parent's written request for its administration and by the physician's written and signed statement of the medication's name, its purpose, the dosage, time of administration and when its use will be discontinued.

10. Please notify your School Nurse any time that your child develops a communicable disease, such as Strep or  Fifth Disease, or sustains an injury requiring medical attention, even outside school activities.  Your child's school health record is often the most complete record available for college applications, etc.  It is only as complete as the information received!

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