Exclusion Periods for Common Communicable Diseases

The following minimum school exclusion periods for personnel and students are based on requirements of the New York State Health Department, the New York State Education Department and the West Irondequoit School Physician.

Colds: Until temperature has been normal for 24 hours. According to our medical consultants, a "temperature" of 100 or higher is a fever.

Conjunctivitis (pink eye): Until start of medical treatment, or note from physician

Coxsackie virus (hand, foot and mouth disease): Until temperature is normal for 24 hours and skin lesions are dry with no drainage as well as no mouth lesions and active drooling.

Impetigo: Until medical treatment has begun

Pediculosis: Until medical treatment has begun

Pertussis (whooping cough): Until five days of antibiotic treatment

Rubeola (measles): Until recovery / at least 7 days from first appearance of rash

Scabies: Until medical treatment has begun

Sore throat: Students/personnel should not come back to school after an illness until they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without fever-reducing medication.

Strep throat: Until the person has been on an antibiotic for 12 hours and has no fever

Ringworm: Until medical treatment has begun

Varicella (chicken pox): At least seven days after first appearance of rash or all lesions have dried