Illness


If you suspect your student has a communicable disease, contact your 
health care provider.

Your school nurse can help determ
ine which diseases require exclusion from school or reporting to Yolo County Health and Human Services.

School nurse
s work with the health department to monitor and manage communicable disease outbreaks and coordinate prevention programs. Yolo County Infectious Disease Control 

Is My Student Too Sick To Attend School?

Symptom Management Guidance

When to Keep Your Child Home From School

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CDPH Symptom Management Guidance is intended to help families and schools reduce the spread of undiagnosed infectious disease while supporting attendance and school engagement. It does not replace health care provider recommendations or current COVID-19 guidelines.


Respiratory Viruses

For symptoms of a respiratory virus such as fever, body/headache, cough, congestion, runny nose, sore throat, and/or fatigue, stay home until:

a)   fever-free for 24 hours without fever reducing medicine AND

b)   other symptoms are mild and improving.

Follow CDPH Respiratory Viruses Guidance, which recommends wearing a mask around others for 5 days upon returning to school and other activities.



Stomach Viruses

Norovirus is the leading cause of outbreaks of diarrhea and vomiting in the US. It spreads quickly by contact with an infected person or by touching a contaminated surface. If norovirus is suspected, keep your student home for at least 48 hours AFTER symptoms have ended.

Illness and Injury Staff Resources
The following are resources for health office staff and administration to help maximize student educational/instructional time in the classroom while protecting the health and well-being of the school community and teaching students the importance of health and self-care. 

Illness Letter with Symptom Guidance

Injuries: A Quick Reference
        link to waste water tracking