Nurse Office Information

DPS Board Policy states that students showing symptoms of a communicable disease, an infectious condition, or illness or disability of a serious nature shall be referred to the school nurse. The school nurse shall report the presence of a communicable disease if action is advisable to protect the health of other students and staff.

How Sick is Too Sick? is the official public health guidance from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment to determine if children and staff should stay home due to illness. This document is given to all ECE families and caregivers in the ECE enrollment paperwork.

Allergies

Food Allergy Precautions

If a student has a known food allergy, there are required precautions:

• Work with the nurse to ensure all required paperwork and medications are are onsite
• Post the Food Allergy Sign on all classroom doors
  • Remember to edit the form with the current allergy information for your classroom
• Communicate all food allergy information to classroom families, building administrators, and anyone who regularly works with your students
• Include allergy information in all substitute plans
• Ensure the cafeteria staff are aware and any relevant forms are completed by the family
• If the allergen is an ingredient commonly found in processed foods, including milk, soy, egg, wheat, sesame, etc, create a plan to check and label any food that comes into the classroom for class-wide consumption as a known allergen 

In the event that a child is given a known allergen,this is a reportable incident and will need to be reported to the DHS Hotline and Licensing. If the student requires medical attention, an injury report will also be required.