Health Forms and Information:

The links on the right side of this page contain information for you including some guidance on the current situation with the flu bug that is affecting many children and adults in our area. Please read this information very carefully and study the ways you can help us keep illness of children and staff to a minimum.  We have studied the current recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and attended a meeting with the West Central Health District Epidemiologist.  The information below as well as in the attachments should answer some of your questions.

 Please note that in the St. Luke letter we indicate fever of over 100 degrees as criteria for exclusion, and this is a change in our currently posted fever policy. In addition, we will be adding a form entitled “Influenza Return to School Form” that parents should fill out when their child returns to school after flu like symptoms have caused them to be absent. The reason for this form is that we are NOT recommending, nor are we requiring, that parents take students to the doctor with flu symptoms if they are otherwise healthy. This form allows us to verify that the parent has monitored that they have not had a fever or symptoms for at least 24 hours before returning to school.

 Thanks for your cooperation in our efforts to maintain a healthy atmosphere for our children. Health care experts are currently telling us that there will likely be peaks and valleys in the number of cases. We are also being told that the good news is that this flu strand does not typically cause a severe health issue for otherwise healthy individuals.  We will be adding a link on our school website to keep you posted of any new developments of which we are made aware on the flu in our area and will alert you by mass email when updates are posted.