Dear Parents/Guardians:
With the onset of winter, there has been an increase in illnesses such as colds, influenza, strep throat, pneumonia, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID as well as norovirus (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea) throughout the state. In order to keep our school environment healthy and minimize the spread of viruses, please keep your child(ren) home from school if they are not feeling well and contact their health care provider.
If your child is experiencing cold or flu-like symptoms, please do a COVID test and contact your child’s health care provider for an influenza test.
Please notify the school if you are keeping your child home by sending an email to blakeattendance@email.medfield.net or calling the Blake MIddle School attendance line at 508-242-8501. If your child tests positive for and/or has been diagnosed with COVID, influenza, strep throat, RSV or pneumonia, please be sure to let us know in the school health office. In addition, please let us know if your child is home sick with a fever, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
Your child may return to school when they feel well enough to be in school for a full day AND
After being fever free for 24 hours without any fever/pain reducing medication and are feeling well;
After they have resumed eating normally and have not had any recurrence of vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours if they have had a gastrointestinal virus (norovirus);
After they have been on an antibiotic for 24 hours if they have tested positive for strep throat or another type of bacterial infection.
Please reach out to us in the Blake Middle School health office at 508-242-8554 if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Tricia & Meghan
Tricia Williams, BSN, RN, NCSN
Meghan Carlson, BSN, RN
School Nurses
Blake Middle School