• http://www.aap.org/: The American Academy of Pediatrics website features some of the latest information on children's health from national acclaimed sources.
• https://www.kidshealth.org/: Kids Health offers parents, teens, and kids information on areas of interest from First Aid to common medical/health concerns.
• http://www.ctsafekids.org/: Safe Kids Connecticut provides information on how to keep our children safe, featuring topics from bike safety to some of the latest consumer information on product recalls.

Information on head lice will be posted here as it becomes available.

Is my child too sick for school? The main reasons for keeping your child home are:

1) if they are too sick to be comfortable at school, or 2) if they might spread a contagious disease to other children. As a rule of thumb, a child should stay home who has a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, a very frequent cough, persistent pain (ear, stomach, headache, etc.), or a wide-spread rash. Most of these problems need to be discussed with your child's health care provider to determine if an office visit is needed. (If your child has frequent complaints of pain that cause school absence, school avoidance should be considered. Bring this to the attention of the child's doctor before a great deal of school has been missed.)

On the other hand, children who don't have a fever and only have a mild cough, runny nose, or other cold symptoms can be sent to school without any harm to themselves or others.

Quick Reference Sheet: When to Keep Your Child Home

What procedures must I follow to sign my child up for a sport? For a student to be eligible to participate in the Interscholastic Athletic Program, they must have a medical evaluation by a physician that clears the student to play a sport. This medical clearance must be a written authorization by a doctor and completed within 13 calendar months of any participation. The medical clearance can either be in the form of a current physical examination (Download a Physical Examination Form: page 1 | page 2) or just a letter provided by the physician clearing the student to participate. The medical clearance must be on file in the Health Office prior to participation. The Athletic Office will not accept medical clearance forms. If a student's medical clearance will expire during the course of a season, that student must receive a new medical clearance before they can start participating in that season. Once the medical evaluation is on file, an eligibility card can be picked up in the Athletic Office where the "Pay to Play" fee can be paid. If you have any further questions on this procedure, please contact the Athletic Department at (860) 658-0451, ext. 190/191.