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- Mrs. C. Mack, RN
  
  School Nurse
  
  cmackvisitationacademyparamus.org
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cold and flu season

Below please find some resources from the DSH team from the NJDOH about prevention of the spread of respiratory illness. With holiday gatherings right around the corner, we thought we would provide a few resources to help prevent the spread of Influenza, RSV, COVID-19 and other common communicable diseases this holiday season:

·Clean Hands and Spaces: Web-Based Training | CDC (An excellent overview of mitigation strategies for school and childcare centers! Earn 2 CEUs at no cost!)
·Cold Versus Flu | CDC
·Prevent the Spread of Colds & Flu
·What's the Difference Between Cleaners, Sanitizers, and Disinfectants (nj.gov)

It’s also important to review the NJDOH School Exclusion List to determine when students and staff can safely return to school following an illness. NJDOH also has this helpful flyer, “When Should Children Stay Home from School”

INFLUENZA INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
1. If you have not yet submitted the Physical Exam & Immunization Records to the Health Office, please do so as soon as possible as your child cannot start school until ALL forms are submitted.
2. If your child is absent due to illness please contact the office stating reason before 9am. If a call is not received, a call to you at home or your place of employment will be made to insure the safety of your child.
3. An extended illness of 3 or more days requires a doctor’s clearance note. A child’s absence cannot be communicated by email.
4. If you receive a call from the school nurse, please call back as your child may be ill and need to go home.
5. If your child has any allergies, please send in the EpiPen or Auvi-Q in the original box with the prescription label on it. Also, the allergy care plan must also be included. If you do not have one, please contact me and I will send you one to be filled out by your doctor.
6. If your child has asthma and is required to be on an inhaler, please send in the asthma care plan and medication in the original box with the prescription label on it.
7. Any as-needed medication must be accompanied with a doctor's note and medication administration form.
8. As mandated by the State of New Jersey, any child registered in a Pre-K 3 or Pre-K 4 program must receive the Flu Shot by December 31^st of the current year. No Religious Exemptions are accepted.
9. If your child has a fever, has been vomiting, or has diarrhea they must be fever/vomiting/diarrhea-free for 24 hours, without the assistance of any fever-reducing/symptom-relieving medication, before returning to school.
10. Please keep your child home if they are not feeling well. If they have severe coughing or runny nose accompanied with thick yellowish nasal discharge, please keep them home.
COVID-19 Policy Summary
- - If your child falls ill with COVI0-19 symptoms, students will remain in isolation with continued supervision and care until picked up by an authorized adult.
- - If your child tests positive for COVID-19, they must remain home for 5 days and may return to school on day 6, provided they are fever-free for 24 hours without the assistance of fever-reducing medication. (Tylenol, Motrin, etc.) They must also strictly wear a mask on day 6 - day 10.
- - In accordance with the updated CDC Guidelines as of August 11, 2022, if your child has been exposed to COVID-19 quarantining is no longer required; however, they must wear a mask for 10 days and get tested on day 6. If symptoms develop before day 6, please get tested and follow isolation procedures if positive. (NOTE: Day O is the day of the last exposure to someone with COVI0-19, Day 1 is the first full day after the last exposure).
- - Persons with COVI0-19 compatible symptoms should undergo COVID-19 testing regardless of vaccination status.
Please teach and reinforce hand washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol can be used. (For older children who can safely use hand sanitizer)

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at cmack@visitationacademypaarmus.org or call me at 201-262-6067 ext. 206.
Nursing services are provided for our school partially with a state grant and partially by the school. We have full time nurse coverage.

Nurse

cold and flu season

If you have not yet submitted the Physical Exam & Immunization Records to the Health Office, please do so as soon as possible as your child cannot start school until ALL forms are submitted.

If your child is absent due to illness please contact the office stating reason before 9am. If a call is not received, a call to you at home or your place of employment will be made to insure the safety of your child.

An extended illness of 3 or more days requires a doctor’s clearance note. A child’s absence cannot be communicated by email.

If you receive a call from the school nurse, please call back as your child may be ill and need to go home.

If your child has any allergies, please send in the EpiPen or Auvi-Q in the original box with the prescription label on it. Also, the allergy care plan must also be included. If you do not have one, please contact me and I will send you one to be filled out by your doctor.

If your child has asthma and is required to be on an inhaler, please send in the asthma care plan and medication in the original box with the prescription label on it.

Any as-needed medication must be accompanied with a doctor's note and medication administration form.

As mandated by the State of New Jersey, any child registered in a Pre-K 3 or Pre-K 4 program must receive the Flu Shot by December 31^st of the current year. No Religious Exemptions are accepted.

If your child has a fever, has been vomiting, or has diarrhea they must be fever/vomiting/diarrhea-free for 24 hours, without the assistance of any fever-reducing/symptom-relieving medication, before returning to school.

Please keep your child home if they are not feeling well. If they have severe coughing or runny nose accompanied with thick yellowish nasal discharge, please keep them home.

Nurse

If you have not yet submitted the Physical Exam & Immunization Records to the Health Office, please do so as soon as possible as your child cannot start school until ALL forms are submitted.

If your child is absent due to illness please contact the office stating reason before 9am. If a call is not received, a call to you at home or your place of employment will be made to insure the safety of your child.

An extended illness of 3 or more days requires a doctor’s clearance note. A child’s absence cannot be communicated by email.

​​​​​​​If you receive a call from the school nurse, please call back as your child may be ill and need to go home.

If your child has any allergies, please send in the EpiPen or Auvi-Q in the original box with the prescription label on it. Also, the allergy care plan must also be included. If you do not have one, please contact me and I will send you one to be filled out by your doctor.

If your child has asthma and is required to be on an inhaler, please send in the asthma care plan and medication in the original box with the prescription label on it.

Any as-needed medication must be accompanied with a doctor's note and medication administration form.

As mandated by the State of New Jersey, any child registered in a Pre-K 3 or Pre-K 4 program must receive the Flu Shot by December 31st of the current year. No Religious Exemptions are accepted.

If your child has a fever, has been vomiting, or has diarrhea they must be fever/vomiting/diarrhea-free for 24 hours, without the assistance of any fever-reducing/symptom-relieving medication, before returning to school.

Please keep your child home if they are not feeling well. If they have severe coughing or runny nose accompanied with thick yellowish nasal discharge, please keep them home.​​​​​​​

If you receive a call from the school nurse, please call back as your child may be ill and need to go home.

As mandated by the State of New Jersey, any child registered in a Pre-K 3 or Pre-K 4 program must receive the Flu Shot by December 31^st of the current year. No Religious Exemptions are accepted.

Please keep your child home if they are not feeling well. If they have severe coughing or runny nose accompanied with thick yellowish nasal discharge, please keep them home.