Tips for Flu Season

Tips on How to Avoid the Flu

• 1. Get your flu shot.

  2. Wash your hands (A LOT!)

  3. Avoid close contact with those that are sick.

  4. Identify individuals that have flu-like symptoms and send them to the school nurse.

     1. Symptoms of the flu: fever (not always present), cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, chills, headache, fatigue, diarrhea, vomiting

  5. Routine surface cleaning

  6. Respiratory Etiquette:

• • 1. Cover your coughs

    2. Sneeze into tissue and immediately throw the tissue away

    3. Sneeze into elbows not hands

• 7. Keep hands away from mouth, eyes, and nose.

  8. Stay home if you are sick.

• • 1. Students must be:

       1. Eligible in Ascend to attend campus.

       2. 24 hours fever free (without fever-reducing medicine) and symptom-free in order to return to school.

    2. If you are fever free and still do not feel well, please stay home.