Dear Parent,
As you may know, flu can be easily spread from person to person. Therefore, we are taking steps to reduce the spread of flu in Grove Public Schools. It is our goal to keep school functioning in a normal manner during this flu season. But, we need your help to do this.
We are working closely with the Delaware County Health Department to monitor flu conditions and make decisions about the best steps to take concerning the schools and the health of your children.
We are now implementing these steps. We are implementing a few questions that will be asked when you call in your child for illness. We are also attempting to extend the time sick students stay home, if they have a medical confirmation of a positive influenza A test. We are also asking parents to keep the other children in the home, at home during this time to prevent further exposure to other people. One medically confirmed Influenza A test will work for all of the children in the home. You will not have to have all children tested for absences to be documented. Many people are contagious up to 48 hours before they exhibit many flu-like symptoms. These students will need to stay home from 5 to 7 days and 24-hours without a fever, without any fever- reducing medications.
As parents, some things you can do to help us keep your children healthy are:
- Teach your children to wash their hands frequently with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub.
- Teach your children not to share personal items like drinks, food or
unwashed utensils.
- Teach them to either coughlsneeze into their elbow or sleeve instead of their hand. Or cover their coughs and sneezes with a tissue.
- Don’t send children to school of they are sick.
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