1. Immunizations must conform to the requirements of the State Sanitary Code.
2. Not more than six months prior to admission and at least annually thereafter, each child shall be given a thorough examination by a competent physician. The doctor must sign the health record form supplied by the school, and these are kept on file at the school.
3. Each parent must sign the emergency Medical Authorization before the child may enter the School. This will be dept for ready reference.
4. The administrator will review with all staff members the signs and symptoms of illness and proper hand washing and disinfecting procedures. This review shall be given to each new employee and discussed periodically at staff meeting.

Illness: (10:122-7.1)

Your child's health is very important to us. By daily monitoring each child's health status, teachers are able to maintain a better environment for the entire class. Your cooperation in keeping your child home when he/ she is demonstrating symptoms of illness will be greatly appreciated by the teaching staff and the other children who would normally be in contact with your child. Parents will be called to pick up their child when the following symptoms become evident:

1. Severe pain or discomfort particularly in joints, abdomen or ears.
2. Acute diarrhea-twice the child's usual frequency of bowel movements, with a change to a looser consistency within a period of 24 hours.
3. Two or more episodes of acute vomiting within a period of 24 hours.
4. Severe coughing or sore throat.
5. Elevate oral temperature of 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit or over, or axillary temperature of 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit or over in conjunction with behavior changes;
6. Yellow eyes or jaundiced skin;
7. Red eyes with discharge, such as conjunctivitis.
8. Infected untreated skin patches/lesions or severe itching of body/scalp.
9. Difficult or rapid breathing.
10. Skin rashes (excluding diaper rash) lasting more than one day.
11. Swollen joints, enlarged lymph nodes, or stiff neck.
12. Blood/pus from ears, skin, urine, stool.
13. Unusual behavior characterized by limited playing, loss of normal appetite, confusion, listlessness.
14. Symptoms of chicken pox, impetigo, lice scabies, strep throat, roseola and coxsackie (hand-foot-mouth disease).
15. Diarrhea and /or vomiting occurring more than one time. Children may not return to school for 24 hours unless a doctor's note stating the child is no longer contagious and may return to school is presented.
16. Children with a fever of 100.5 degrees or above must remain at home for 24 hours without a fever before returning to school, unless a doctor's note stating the child is not contagious and may return to the school is presented.
17. Mild ill children will be observed within the group for worsening conditions.
18. When children become ill parents or guardians will be notified immediately. If parents are not available, those listed on the Emergency Medical Form will be contacted.
19. In case of certain communicable diseases the Grace Montessori school is required to file a report with the county Health officer from immunized for some of these communicable diseases, he /she will not be allowed to attend during an outbreak until permitted by the county Health officer.
    List of reportable diseases: German Measles,Hemophilus Influenzae, Measles, Meningococcus, Mumps, Tuberculosis, Shigella, Whooping Cough, Giardia Lamblia, hepatitis A, Salmonella ,
    An annual medical update must be completed by your child's physician . Please advise the office in writing if your child receives immunizations between these evaluations so that your child's record can be kept current.

Medications (N.J. 10:122-7.5)