HEALTH

Utah State Law requires that all children must be current on all immunizations.  A copy of the student’s current immunization record must be filed with the preschool office in order for your student to attend class.  If a student is exempt from receiving immunizations, a Utah Immunization Exemption Form must be obtained and signed by the Public Health Department and submitted to the preschool office.

Reasons for keeping your child home from school:  

• Fever above 100 degrees Fahrenheit
• Untreated pink eye – white of the eye is pink or red with yellow discharge or crust
• Vomiting or diarrhea two or more times in 24 hours
• New onset of any discolored nasal discharge
• Body rash, especially with fever, or swollen glands
• Unusually tired, pale, difficult to wake, irritable, lack of appetite
• Untreated head lice
• Uncovered infected wounds
• Upper respiratory symptoms (i.e., uncontrolled asthma, excessive coughing, wheezing with difficulty breathing)

Children who are ill with the following communicable diseases must be kept home until cleared by a family physician. These include: