1. Teach/encourage your children to wash their hands
often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub.
You can set a good example by doing this yourself.
2.Teach/encourage your children not to share personal
items like drinks, food or un-washed utensils, and to
cover their coughs and sneezes with tissues, using the
elbow, arm or sleeve when a tissue is unavailable.
3. Know the signs and symptoms of the flu. Symptoms of
the flu include fever (100 degrees Fahrenheit, 37.8
degrees Celsius or greater), cough, sore throat, a runny
or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, and feeling very
tired. Some people may also vomit or have diarrhea.
4.Keep sick children at home for at least 24 hours after
they no longer have fever or do not have signs of fever,
without using fever-reducing drugs. Keeping children
with a fever at home will reduce the number of people
who may get infected.
5. Do not send children to school if they are sick. Any
children who are found to be sick while at school will
be sent home. If your child is diagnosed with
influenza, please notify your child’s school nurse.