Sickness Policy

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In order to provide a safe and healthy environment for all of our children, we ask that children stay at home any time they exhibit any of the following symptoms:

• fever greater than 101 degrees in the previous 24 hours
• vomiting and/or diarrhea within the previous 24 hours
• any symptoms of childhood diseases such as scarlet fever, measles, mumps, chickenpox or whooping cough
• runny nose with any colored discharge
• sore throat
• unexplained rashes
• head lice (child should be free of all nits)
• coughing/croup
• conjunctivitis (pinkeye) or other eye infections

If a child is undergoing treatment with antibiotics, he/she must be on the drug for at least 24 hours prior to admittance to Children’s Ministry. Volunteers are not permitted to administer any type of drugs.