Reminders from the Health Office

Common ways to limit the spread of germs:

• Stay home from school and activities if you are sick.
• Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
• Clean your hands often. Hand washing for 20 seconds several times a day helps control the spread of germs and protects you from germs.
• Students should not come to school until 24 hours after the last bout of illness symptoms (vomiting, diarrhea, fever 100 degrees or higher) without fever reducing medications.
• If your student has been diagnosed with strep throat they will not be able to return to school until 12 hours after starting an antibiotic and are fever free/well to participate in school.
• If you have illness symptoms, consider taking a Covid test.
• Call the attendance line if your student has a reported case of Strep throat, Covid, influenza, or influenza-like symptoms (fever with cough or sore throat).

If you have questions or to report an absence, please call the health office 612-668-2766. Thank you for your assistance in keeping our school healthy!

Licensed School Nurse Traci Cruikshank: traci.cruikshank@mpls.k12.mn.us

School LPN Jelisa Burns: jelisam.burns@mpls.k12.mn.us