| School Nurse: Tiffany Rawls | ||
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| Email: Tiffany.Rawls@cobbk12.org | ||
| Phone: (678) 842-5814 | ||
| Fax: (678) 842-5832 | ||
Is your child too sick for school?
Determining when a child is too sick to attend school can be difficult. Use the chart below to assist in making this important decision.
Your child should stay home if...
- He/She has a FEVER - temperature of 100 or higher
- He/She is VOMITING - within the past 24 hours
- He/She has DIARRHEA - within the past 24 hours
- He/She has a RASH - body rash with itching or fever
- He/She has HEAD LICE - itchy head, active head lice
- He/She has an EYE INFECTION - redness, itching, and/or "crusty" draining from eye
- He/She has been IN THE HOSPITAL - hospital stay and/or Emergency Room visit
Your child is ready to return when...
- Fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication (i.e. - Tylenol, Motrin)
- Free from vomiting for at least 24 hours without medication
- Free from diarrhea for at least 24 hours without medication
- Free from rash, itching, or fever. The child has been evaluated by the doctor if needed
- Treated with appropriate lice treatment at home and proof is provided to the nurse
- Evaluated by my doctor and have note to return to school
- Released by the medical provider to return to school (with note)
How will I know if my child has visited the clinic?
The District has a new app called MyCabinet that will show a record of all visits to the clinic. Please download the application to your phone for easy access.
What do I do if my child needs to take medication at school?
Please make a visit to the school to speak with the school nurse, complete the proper medication forms, and sign in the medication to the clinic.
Children are not permitted to carry medication with them without the proper documentation. They must take medication under supervision.
If your child has special medical needs, please contact the school nurse discuss.
Do I need to alert the school if my child is out sick?
Yes. Please contact the school nurse if your child is sick (i.e. - Flu, Covid, Eye infection, Lice, etc.). We must be able to document illnesses within a classroom.
You may also alert the classroom teacher, but sending a message to the school nurse must be done. You may send a message through CTLS or email.
If there are multiple students, the the classroom, with the illness, we will follow the proper protocols to notify families in that classroom.
**Only medical issues reported by way of a note/medical doctor's excuse, may be used to document an absence as excused.
