Flu Mist ~
The flu mist clinic was completed for the year per parent permission slips. All students who received the flu mist received slips from the QACDOH to give to parents/guardians on 10/13/22.
Vision and hearing screens ~
All the required vision and hearing screens were completed for the school year. Only those students who failed were sent letters via US postal mail. Please have your child’s physician, ophthalmologist, or clinic complete the form & return it to the school nurse to update your child’s health record.
Bus Riders -
If parents/guardians would like your bus drivers to be aware of your child's diagnosis, you should notify your bus drivers immediately each year.
After School Activities & Medications ~
For school activities such as PFY, field trips, and any out of building school activities, if a Doctor's order and medication are not provided, 911 will be called in an emergency.
Students may not carry medications without a self carry Doctor's order, per BOE policy.
StMS current 6th-graders ~
The current 6th-grade students must provide proof of receiving the MCV4 & Tdap vaccines before they may return to school next year for the 23/24 school year. So now is the time to act. Please, do not wait until August or September of 2023. We want your child to be able to attend school without suspension per QACPS policy for lack of vaccine proof.
Cold, Flu,Strep, or Covid Symptoms? ~
What do you do when you are sick with a cough, stuffy nose, scratchy throat, headache & more? The symptoms of a common cold, the flu, seasonal allergies, or COVID can overlap, making it difficult to know what you should do to feel better. Covid procedure ~ BOE protocol for students & staff with positive COVID -19 test: 5 days of isolation: Day 1 is the first FULL day of symptoms or the actual test date for those with no symptoms. Days 6 -10: Should wear a mask for all activities outside the home. Schools are not requiring quarantining for those exposed to a person with COVID-19, although it is advised to monitor for symptoms and test if any symptoms start before returning to school/work. Contact your private healthcare provider for guidance, treatment and return date as needed.
QACPS policy ~
If you have a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea, you must stay home until 24 after the symptoms end. Please, contact your family physician for guidance. These symptoms are miserable reminders that you have come down with something & are sick. Your physician is the best person to help. If symptoms restart again - the clock restarts too. The QACPS policy is ~ 24 hours from the last episode of vomiting, diarrhea, or fever.
Additionally ~
Do not come to school with a contagious disease such as strep, flu, Covid, pink eye, etc. Contact your private family physician or clinic for guidance, return notes and/or diagnosis, as needed.
Gastroenteritis - The stomach flu is often caused by astrovirus, rotavirus, norovirus. Gastrointestinal infections are marked by symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, headache, fever, and mild dehydration, body aches and chills (one or more may be present). Please contact your physician for guidance, treatment and return date, as needed.
https://www.cdc.gov/rotavirus/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/downloads/keyfacts.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/adenovirus/about/index.html
