SLUH Student and Parent Handbook - St. Louis University High ...

not in compliance with the state guidelines by the first day of school will be
excluded from school until they are in compliance.
3. Special Health Concerns
If there is a special concern (medical, physical, emotional, or learning
disability) about which the school nurse should be alerted, the parent or
guardian should write the nurse a letter explaining the concern. The letter
should be specific about informing the student's teachers and/or counselor.
4. Guidelines for Sending an Ill Student Home or to School
Students experiencing the symptoms below will be sent home or to a medical
facility for further evaluation if warranted. In any case, parents will be notified.
In addition, the same guidelines should be followed when deciding to send
students back to school:
a. Fever (>100.5) or 1-2 degrees above the child’s normal temperature
and/or ill appearing.
b. Rash with fever.
c. Rash of unclear cause that has not been evaluated by a physician.
d. Difficulty breathing (especially asthmatic not relieved with
medication).
e. Sore throat with fever or difficulty swallowing.
f. Eye drainage (clear or yellow) with itching and history of crusting on
lashes at waking.
g. Vomiting at school/home or stomach cramping with history of
vomiting in prior 24 hours.
h. Diarrhea, unusual sleepiness, and abdominal cramping.
i. Mouth sores with inability to control saliva.
j. Chicken Pox or other communicable diseases (Contact school nurse
for questions).
Students must be free of fever for 24 hours before returning to school.
5. Guidelines for Emergency Transportation and Treatment
In the event that emergency treatment is needed for your son, the following
policy will be followed:
a. An attempt will be made to contact the student’s parent, guardian, or
designated responsible adult before the student is taken to the
hospital’s ER.
b. If the parent or guardian is contacted, he/she will be asked to pick up
student from school and transport him to the ER if the illness/injury
is non life-threatening and the student has been stabilized.
c. If the parent or guardian cannot be contacted, the student will be
taken to the hospital by car or by ambulance and the discretion of
SLUH personnel.
d. If the parent or guardian is not contacted initially due to life
threatening circumstances, there will be an attempt to contact the
parent or guardian from the hospital’s ER by the hospital staff or the
SLUH personnel accompanying the student.
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