Sick Day Guidelines
To help prevent the spread of illness, the Lake County Health Department provides guidelines to help with your decision on whether or not to send your child to school.

NEW IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENT:
All students entering 6th grade must show proof of one meningococcal conjugate vaccination (MCV) given on or after 11 years of age.

Tetanus/Diptheria/Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccination: Any child entering 6th, 7th or 8th grade must show proof of receiving one dose of Tdap (defined as tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis) vaccine regardless of the interval since the last DTaP, DT or Td dose. As further reminder, children entering 6th grade need to have a completed hepatitis B series, a full physical (Illinois Child Health Exam form) and dental exam (Illinois Dental Exam form) and parents must also provide Proof of Residency. Forms are available on the Medical Forms Page.

Healthcare Providers:  Check out our list of healthcare providers for a few available options. Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement, but rather this is provided as a resource. If you need assistance, please contact your school nurse.

Asthma Action Plan (AAP)
Illinois Public Act 099-0843 requires all schools to request from parents of students with asthma and asthma action plan (AAP). If your child has asthma, and you have not done so already, please provide a current AAP to the school nurse now for this school year.