JANUARY UPDATES FROM THE NURSE'S OFFICE
Health Reminder for the Winter Months:
We are seeing lots of illness in the health office at Brookwood not limited to but including; flu, strep, GI bug, covid and pneumonia. These tend to increase 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
-Catching coughs and sneezes in a tissue
-Get plenty of rest and sleep
-Stay hydrated
-Bundle Up: hats, mittens and winter jackets
Brookwood’s Illness and Physical Policy
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.
