February 1, 2012

A Gastro-Intestinal virus has hit our campus.  Students at all levels have been absent with this bug.  The major symptoms are nausea and vomiting.  Some students are running a fever.   There have been some  complaints of diarrhea also.  The average time for this virus is approximately 48 hours.  The most important thing you can do is let your child rest and to try to keep him/her hydrated during this time. Some students have taken up to 3 days to get over it.  If your student is running a temperature of 100.4F  or greater they must stay home.  A student needs to be fever free (<100.4F) for 24 hours before returning to school.  I would suggest if your child comes down with these symptoms, make sure they get all their books and assignments; it might be a couple of days before they can return.