• 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 the procedure to sign up for a sport, as well as the requirements for participation in a sport, please see the Athletics pages of the SHS website or contact the Athletic Department at (860) 658-0451, ext.190. The health requirement for a student to be eligible to participate in the Interscholastic Athletic Program is submission of a State of Connecticut Health Assessment Record signed by a physician that clears the student to play a sport. This Health Assessment Record must be completed within 13 calendar months of any participation. Medical clearance forms will not be accepted. If a student's Health Assessment Record will expire during the course of a season, that student must submit a new one within the 13 month deadline in order to continue participating in that season.