Parent and Child Education (PACE)

Illness, Injury, Accidents

student art Sick Child Policy
Your child needs the comfort of home when he or she is not feeling well. When ill, your child will not be able to learn or enjoy the school day, and there is also the possibility that the illness could spread to classmates and teachers.

Please keep your child at home when:

Your child has a fever (100+ degrees) or has had one during the past 24 hours. Your child may return when free of fever for 24 hours without the use of fever reducer such as Tylenol.
Your child has difficulty breathing or has a heavy cough.
Your child has mucous or pus draining from red eyes, or thick, yellow-green drainage from his or her nose.
Your child has had two or more very loose or watery bowel movements in the past 24 hours.
Your child has vomited two or more times in the past 24 hours.
Your child has a sore throat and/or swollen glands.
Your child has a rash, infected sores, or persistent itching of body or scalp.
Your child has head lice or eggs (nits).
You notice that your child has any unusual color in his or her eyes skin, stool, or urine.

If your child becomes sick at school, you will be notified and asked to pick him or her up.

If you are unable to pick up your child immediately, you must provide authorization for someone who can.

Abuse/Neglect Policy
Arizona state law requires all PACE staff to report suspicion of any form of child abuse to Children's Protective Services (CPS) within 24 hours. This includes sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, or neglect. TUSD does not condone, hide, or tolerate any type of child abuse.

Our first responsibility is the safety of your child.

Accident, Injury, or Illness
You, or an emergency contact person, will be called immediately in case of an accident, injury, or illness. If no one is immediately available, your child will be made comfortable while we continue to try to reach you by phone. If an injury of a serious nature occurs, we will call 911.

Please keep your child's emergency card up-to-date.

If your child is diagnosed with any of the following illnesses, please let the school office know. We are required to notify the State Health Department of the following:

Food borne Illness
Giardiasis
Hepatitis A
Influenza Type B (HIB)
Measles
Meningitis
Mumps
Rubella
Scabies
Shigellosis
Whooping Cough

Medication Policy and Procedures
The following are TUSD's policy and procedures for dispensing medication:

Over-the-counter medications, such as aspirin, Tylenol, and cough syrup, cannot be given.
Prescription medication must be given only as prescribed by your doctor. These may only be administered by the school nurse.
You must fill out a special medication form in the nurse's office.
All medications will be kept locked in the nurse's office and must be brought in their original container with a prescription number and the doctor's name.

If antibiotics have been prescribed for your child, please do not send him or her to school until he or she has been on the medication for a full 24 hours.

Do not send any medications, such as cough drops, to school with your child. The classroom staff cannot give these to your child.

For more information, see the TUSD School Health Services web site.

Insurance
TUSD carries liability and accident insurance.