School Nurse
Morgan Houck, MSN, RN
Gallipolis City School District Health Services Coordinator
Student Illness
Keep your child home from school if your child:
● Has vomited more than twice within the last 24 hours.
● Has diarrhea that causes ‘accidents’, is bloody, or results in greater than two
bowel movements above what the child normally experiences in a 24 hour
period.
● Had a fever of 100.0 degrees or higher within the past 24 hours. Please keep
home until your child has been fever free without the use of fever reducing
medication for 24 hours.
● Is being treated for a bacterial infection and has not had 24 hours of antibiotics.
● Has a cold with fever and body aches.
● Has crusted or matted eyelashes and/or green or yellow eye drainage along with
eye redness. Please note: your child needs to see the doctor for medication and
can return to school with treatment or a doctor’s note.
● Has an unknown rash (needs to be cleared by a doctor).
When your child has a cold please remember:
● Give the school a telephone number where you can be reached if your child gets
worse.
● Remind your child to cover their nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing.
Teach your child to cough or sneeze into their bent arm (inside of elbow).
● Teach your child to wash their hands often. Encourage good hand washing at
school and at home. It’s the best way to stop the spread of illness!
Documents
Medication Forms
- Self Possession Asthma Inhaler
- Self Possession Epi Pen
- Prescription Medicine
- Over the Counter Medication
Emergency Action Plans
Immunizations
Contagious Illness Fact Sheets
- Viral Meningitis Fact Sheet
- Varicella-Zoster Disease Fact Sheet
- Strep Throat and Scarlet Fever Fact Sheet
- Staphylococcus aureus Fact Sheet
- Scabies Fact Sheet
- Pertussis fact sheet
- Mumps Fact Sheet
- Measles Fact Sheet
- Influenza (Flu) Fact Sheet
- Infectious Mononucleosis Fact Sheet
- Impetigo Fact Sheet
- Head Lice Fact Sheet
- Conjunctivitis Fact Sheet
- Bed Bug Fact Sheet
- Bacterial Meningitis Fact Sheet