Illness Guidelines
Remember that the essentials of good health are good nutrition, plentiful fluids, regular exercise and plenty of rest.
Practice prevention: Teach students to wash hands, cover coughs, and avoid sharing items.
Highlights
Keep your student home if within the last 24 hours, they have:
Had a fever of 100.4°F or higher
Vomiting or diarrhea
Other contagious symptoms
Notify the school nurse if your student has:
A communicable disease (e.g., chickenpox, COVID-19, influenza)
Health changes like injuries
New medications
No quarantine is required for positive tests
Students must stay home until symptoms improve and they are fever-free for 24 hours without medication
Staying at Home
The following criteria can be used to determine when a child should remain at home.
Has a cold in the contagious stage (first few days)
Sore throat and swollen neck glands accompanied by a fever
Undiagnosed rash or skin eruptions
Red eyes, or drainage from eyes
Any communicable disease
Fever of 100.4° or higher during the past 24 hours
Vomiting or diarrhea within the past 24 hours
New, unexplained, loss of taste or smell
When the student is diagnosed by a physician to have a contagious infection and places the child on a prescription medication, the student may not return to school until they have taken the medication for a full 24 hours.
Please check your student's temperature; a student should be "fever free" for twenty-four (24) hours without taking a fever reducing medication such as Tylenol or Advil before returning to school.
When to Notify the Nurse
If your student develops a communicable disease, e.g., chicken pox, COVID-19, scarlet fever, Influenza or measles, please notify the school nurse. This will enable us to monitor your child's progress and other student's exposure. Students should remain at home a minimum of one day following the resolution of an acute illness.
The school nurse should be notified by the parent/guardian of any:
Serious injury, illness, or hospitalization
Planned surgery
Communicable diseases such as chicken pox, COVID-19, scarlet fever, influenza, or measles
New diagnosis or change in your child’s health status
Fracture, sprain, stitches, cast, or crutches (A Physician note is required for crutches and/or a wheelchair to be used on the school premises.)
New medication and/or dosing change
Need to be excused from Physical Education
Head Lice
Measles
Measles Notice (5/6/25)
Dear WBSD7 Families & Staff,
We want to share an important update related to the ongoing measles situation related to WBSD7.
An additional WBSD7 student has been confirmed to have measles. This student had already been excluded from school on May 7 as a non-vaccinated, exposed contact of a previously confirmed case.
Because the individual had already been excluded from school during their infectious period, no new exclusions are required at this time.
We are sharing this update with staff, families, and the community to be fully transparent and to help prevent any confusion or concern about whether additional exclusions are needed. Our goal is to ensure everyone remains informed and confident in the measures being taken.
The measles information shared in previous weeks remains in effect and can be reviewed below or at willistonschools.org/illness-guidelines. Please see hhs.nd.gov/measles for more information about exposure sites.
If you have any questions about WBSD7 and measles, please contact Director of Nursing Lynn Douglas at lynn.douglas@willistonschools.org.
Thank you for your continued cooperation in maintaining a safe and healthy school environment.
Sincerely,
WBSD7 Administration
Pneumonia
COVID
Questions/Concerns?
If you have concerns or questions related to illness issues, please contact your school's nurse. You can find your school's contact information on our Contact Us page, and request the school nurse.
Exclusion guidelines of ill children are set by the North Dakota Department of Health. For more Information see the NDDoH Exclusion Guideline (PDF) or call 800-427-2180.