Guidelines for a Healthy School Year

 Please DO NOT send your child to school if …

• They have had a fever during the night. Please do not give Tylenol or Motrin and then send them to school. Wait 24 hours to be fever free (without medicine) before returning to school.

• They have vomited or have had diarrhea within 24 hours.

• If they have been prescribed antibiotics, they may return after being on the medicine for 12 hours.

• You suspect your child has an infectious disease and are waiting for a physician’s appointment to confirm the diagnosis.

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Student absences will be excused for the following reasons:

1. A student who is temporarily ill or injured. Parents must call or email the school office to excuse their child before 10:00 a.m. on the day of the absence. 

2. A student who is absent for an extended period due to physical, mental, or emotional disability.

3. Excused absences, which include:  funerals, illness, injury, legal obligations, medical procedures, religious observations, and extenuating circumstances as determined by the Director.

4. A student who has made a request for a planned absence. Parents who are planning a prearranged absence for their student must email attendance@wwahomeschool.org.

 

Attendance procedures when calling your child(ren) in absent:

Please call 720-289-9230 ext 1, for the attendance line by 10:00 a.m, or email attendance@wwahomeschool.org. By 10:00 a.m., the front office will call or email all parents of students who are not in the classroom to verify that the parents/guardians are aware that the student is not in school. If your child is going to be absent more than 1 day, please make a note of that on the  call/email. 

 

Please leave the following information when you call:

• Month and day of absence being reported

• Student’s full name

• Reason for absence

• Person reporting absence (this must be a parent or guardian.)

• The day that your student(s) attend

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HSC follows the Colorado Department of Health & Education guidelines and infectious disease protocols.

 

HSC will excuse any days due to illness with proper notification. Please call the attendance line at 720-289-9230, or email HSC’s Attendance email at attendance@wwahomeschool.org, no later than 9:00 am on the day of the absence if possible. 

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If you have any questions or concerns regarding our health policies, please contact our Health and Safety Manager, Antoinette Roybal, at aroybal@wwahomeschool.org or 720-289-9230 ext. 1.

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Medication Policy

It is Jeffco Policy that any medications must be kept in the HSC clinic. A JeffCo Medication Agreement Form must accompany all medications (see below for link). Please note that it must be the JeffCo form for us to be able to dispense meds at school, and all medications must be provided by the parent. Both over-the-counter and prescription medications require both the parent’s and the physician’s signatures. In the instance of an Epi-Pen or Asthma inhaler, the appropriate forms are linked below.

 

You can turn in the form to the front office or ask your doctor to fax it to 720-289-9230, Attention: Antoinette Roybal

 

 

All medications MUST be in their original packaging (no zip lock baggies) and all prescriptions must have the pharmacy label on them with students name clearly visible.