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New Parent Notification System
  This year the Stephens County School System will be using a new school-to-family communications service called PreK-12 Notification.   We will use this service to deliver both emergency and non-emergency messages to you via telephone a... Continue
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Posted by: John Anderson
Published: 7/7/10

Stephens County School System Prepares for H1N1

Our school system is ramping up its preparation for H1N1 flu and seasonal flu. Going into this school year, we have prepared for the worst and continue to hope for the best. While we want to be ...more

Please Check your Child Every Morning before sending them to School

If your Child Has: Then:

Fever (100º F or 37.8º C) AND either sore throat or cough

Your Child may have the flu.

Keep your child home from school and child care until at least 24 hours after their fever is gone (once they have stopped taking fever-reducing medicine.)

 

Medicines that contain acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Motrin) can reduce fever and relieve pain. As the sick person begins to feel better you may decide to stop giving them fever-reducing medicines. Continue to monitor their temperature until it has been normal (98.7º F or 37º C) for 24 hours. Aspirin should not be given to children or teenagers with the flu as this can cause a rare but serious illness called Reye's Syndrome
IF your child has other symptoms: Then:

Fever alone, OR 

Vomiting or diarrhea, OR 

Sore throat or new cough with no fever

 Keep your child home from school and child care until fever and non-fever symptoms are gone for 24 hours. If fever is present, follow guidelines in box above. 


 

 

 

How to Avoid the Flu

  • Practice good hygiene by washing your hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are effective.
  • Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow or shoulder, not into your hands.
  • If you or your child is sick, stay home for at least 24 hours after there no longer is a fever or signs of a fever (without the use of fever-reducing medicine). Keeping sick students at home means that they keep their viruses to themselves rather than sharing them with others.
  • Get your family vaccinated for seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu when vaccines are available. 

Flu During School Year

  • Plan to monitor the health of a sick child and any other children in the household by checking for fever and other symptoms of flu.
  • Plan for child care at home if your child gets sick or their school is dismissed.
  • Identify if you have children who are at higher risk of serious complications from the flu, and talk to your health-care provider about a plan to protect them during the flu season.
  • Identify a separate room in the house for the care of sick family members.
  • Update emergency contact lists.
  • Collect games, books, DVDs and other items to keep your family entertained if schools are dismissed or your child is sick and must stay home.