❄️ Health Updates and Reminders for the Winter Months 🩺
As we approach the colder months and holiday gatherings, it is important to be reminded of overall health protocols at Brookwood. We see lots of illness during the school year not limited to but including; flu, strep, covid and pneumonia. These tend to increase during the holidays and over the winter months. Let's all do our part and help keep our community healthy! ⛄
- Stay home when you are unwell 🏡
- Practice good hand hygiene 🧼
- Catch coughs and sneezes in a tissue 🤧
- Get plenty of rest 💤
- Stay hydrated 💧
- Bundle Up: wear hats, mittens and winter jackets when going outdoors 🧤
🦠 ILLNESS - In order to promote a safe and healthy school environment, please do not send students to school with any of the following: fevers, vomiting, diarrhea, persistent cough or profuse discolored discharge from nose or eyes. Any student who gets a fever of 100.0 degrees F or greater, vomiting, or diarrhea will be sent home from school. Students must be symptom free for 24 hours without fever reducing medication before returning to school. Parents are expected to notify the school if their child contracts a contagious illness such as strep throat, chicken pox or head lice.
❤️🩹 HEALTH RECORDS - An updated health examination or physical form provided and signed by a student’s physician must be submitted to the health office before the first day of school. This form is valid for 12 months. Should this form expire during the school year, an updated form should be submitted to the health office per state regulations. No student will be permitted to participate in sports without clearance from a physician.
