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When to Keep Your Child Home from School
Guidance for Common Signs and Symptoms of Illness
Children should attend school every day and may attend school with mild or improving symptoms. This guidance, based on CDPH recommendations, will help you decide whether your child is too sick to attend school.
If your child has symptoms that prevent them from participating meaningfully in school please keep your child at home. Otherwise follow the symptom guidance below to decide whether they can attend school. A doctor鈥檚 note is generally not required to return to school.
Get vaccinated!
Information on School Requirements and Where to Get Immunizations
Staying current with immunizations is a valuable tool in protecting your child from dangerous diseases. It is also an essential component of preparing for school and meeting California Immunization Requirements for School Entry.
Vaccines are free to all children through their health insurance or through public programs such as Medi-Cal and CHDP. Whenever possible, students should receive vaccines during their annual physical exam with their healthcare provider.
Get Your Flu Shot! Sacramento Area Community Free Flu Shot Clinics
This flu season is extremely important that families get vaccinated against the flu particularly since we are still working to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
COVID-19 Reporting and Illness Procedures for Staff and Students During the Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic new public health precautions
have been established to prevent potentially infectious persons
from coming to school and work sites.
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- for students with type 1 and type 2 diabetes
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Healthy Students Learn Better
We recognize the connection between health and academic achievement, and the importance of using evidence-based policies and practices to promote student health and wellness. Health Services credentialed school nurses, teachers, and staff provide health-related interventions, assessments, screenings, education, procedures, and referrals. We are health advocates for children by assisting families and communities to manage health problems and enable students to access to learning.
Serna Center Box 764
5735 47th Ave
Sacramento, CA 95824