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• V omiting
• Diarrhea
• Severe cough
Parents should not allow their student to return to school until the child has had a temperature below 100 degrees for 24 hours without the use of medication.
Health Assessments and Physicals
Board Policy JGC.
Unless otherwise provided herein, all students under the age of nine shall submit evidence they have undergone a health assessment prior to:
• Entry into preschool or kindergarten
• Enrolling in the district for the first time (K.S.A. 72-5214)
The above requirement is not to serve as a barrier to immediate enrollment of students designated as homeless or foster children as required by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the McKinney-Vento Act as amended by ESSA. The district shall work with the
Department for Children and Families, the school last attended, or other relevant agencies to obtain necessary documentation of health assessments.
All students engaged in athletic activities covered by KSHSAA rules shall provide the Activities Director with proof of a physical examination and clearance to participate.
A physical is recommended for all students entering Atchison Middle School.
Principals shall work cooperatively with local, county, and state health agencies to disseminate materials related to the availability of health assessments.
Head Lice (Pediculosis)
USD 409 follows the recommendations made by Kansas Department of Health & Environment, Kansas Association of School Boards, and by the Kansas Department of Education as to the procedures the school district will use in addressing cases of head lice.
Kansas Administrative Regulation (K.A.R. 28-1-6) states, “Each student infested with lice shall be excluded from school, child care facility or family day care home until treatment with an anti-parasitic drug is initiated.” When nits, shell cases and/or living lice are found to be present, the school will immediately notify the parent(s)/guardian(s). If the student has living lice, the family(ies) will be asked to immediately pick up their student.
Families are asked to complete treatment and return their child/children to school within 24 hours of notification. Upon return to school, the child will be checked by school personnel. Families will be informed if further treatment is necessary.
Primary effort should be directed to elimination of live lice from the hair and thorough combing of eggs or nits from the hair using a metal tooth lice comb to prevent reinfestation by hatching eggs. Other family members should be checked and treated only if found to be infested with head lice. Vacuuming of carpet and upholstery and thorough washing of worn clothing and bed linens in hot water is helpful. Household members should not share hats or combs. Pesticide sprays are not necessary. The human louse can live only 24 hours off the human head.
While head lice can cause intense itching of the scalp, they are not associated with any serious health risk and are found in all socioeconomic levels. Lice do not hop or fly and are spread primarily through close contact. The
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