Health Center Memo:

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE NOTICE:

Strep throat has been detected and is contagious (“catching, infectious”)
A visit to a health professional will be necessary before the student may return to school.

Contagious Period: Untreated, 10-21 days.  Treated with antibiotics, up to 48 hours after first dose.

Symptoms: Typically, sudden onset of red sore throat, fever, listlessness, swollen glands, nausea, and headache.  Tongue may be coated white and then become bright red. 

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE:  Exclude for at least 24 hours after the first dose of antibiotics and the individual is fever-free.

Please check your child/children and notify the school if he or she present any sings or symptoms/  a visit to a health professional may be necessary before he/she may return to school.  If symptoms appear while in school, the child will be excluded from the group setting and you will be called to pick him/her up.