Contagious Illnesses

  • Because schools are public locations where large numbers of people gather, it's easy for contagious diseases to spread. It's important that everyone take part in preventing the spread of illness. Below are Too Sick For School Guidelines and several types of common illnesses found in schools, as well as resources for how to prevent them.

    Download and view Too Sick For School guidelines here: CPS - Too Sick For School-23-24

  • Too Sick for School Guidelines

  • Bed Bugs

  • Bites and Stings

  • Chicken Pox

  • COVID-19

  • Dental

  • Diarrhea Illnesses

  • Flu, including H1N1

  • Head Lice

  • Impetigo

  • MRSA

  • Pertussis

  • Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)

  • Ringworm

  • Scabies