You read about it in the papers, it's all over the morning news. What should you look for? What should you do?

Parent Actions:

• Children with temperatures over 100 degrees should stay home until fever-free for 24 hours without the use of Tylenol or Advil type products.
  
• Reinforce with your student that they should not share food and drinks
  
• Reinforce good hand-washing techniques and coughing into sleeves instead of hands to keep hands as clean as possible.
  
• Encourage your child to not touch their nose without a Kleenex.
  
• Please, contact your school nurse with ANY questions or concerns you have about your child’s health.

District Actions:

• Teachers, coaches, and nurses receive updated information through the campus administrators regarding students with symptoms of the flu.
  
• All LVISD students will be taught good hand washing techniques and ways to reduce the spread of germs.
  
• Hand-sanitizers are available in every classroom.
  
• Elementary teachers plan for and ensure that students wash hands throughout the day, especially prior to lunch.
  
• Secondary teachers reinforce with students the need for students to wash their hands regularly throughout the day.
  
• Our custodial staff has and will continue to disinfect classrooms, hallways, lockers, restrooms, the cafeteria and library as well as all drinking fountains, vending machines and other common areas.
  
• As with any other contagious illness, students and staff with fevers over 100 degrees will go home and not return until fever-free for 24 hours without the aid of fewer-reducing medicines.