Health Services

Should Your Child Go to School? 

We care about the health and wellbeing of all of our students. If your child is not feeling well, evaluate their symptoms and use the following guidelines developed by the Minnesota Department of Health to decide if they should be sent/kept home from school. 

Fever

• Children with a fever of 100 degrees or higher should stay home for 24 hours after the temperature returns to normal (98.6) 

Vomiting and/or Diarrhea 

• Your child should remain at home until 24 hours after the last episode 

Strep Throat 

• Children may return to school 24 hours after antibiotic treatment begins 

Rash 

• Check with your family physician before sending your child to school with a rash in which you do not know the cause. Children may return to school if the rash has been diagnosed as non-contagious or once the recommended treatment for the rash has been received. The diagnosis of a rash cannot be made at school. 

Head Lice

• It is recommended that your child receive treatment with a medicated shampoo following the discovery of live lice and/or nits. 

Pink Eye 

• Symptoms of pink eye will often include sticky discharge from the eye and a pink tint to the sclera (white portion of the eye). Contact your child’s physician for advice/treatment for these symptoms as prescription eye drops may be necessary. Your child may return to school if the condition has been diagnosed as non-contagious or 24 hours after beginning treatment with the eye drops.

Cough

• Coughing that interferes with or limits your child's activity or play may need to be evaluated by his/her health care provider 

Nasal Drainage

• Thick, colored drainage from the nose may need to be evaluated by your child's health care provider 

For additional Health Screening related to COVID-19 see our Safe Return to In-Person Learning Plan here

COVID-19

How can parents provide necessary information to the school regarding close contact or positive cases in their family?  

• Parents can report in several ways:
  • Fill out the COVID-19 Cases/Symptoms Form online 
  • This form aids the district in understanding localized building/district COVID-19 case rates and COVID-19 related absences 
  • Click Here to fill out the COVID-19 Form (Positive Tests, Symptoms, Exposure)
• Call your child’s school during the school day and talk with the health assistant
• Call your child’s school and leave a message after hours or on weekends

Sauk Rapids-Rice High School 
320-253-4700
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School
320-654-9073
Mississippi Heights Elementary 
320-252-0122
Pleasantview Elementary
320-253-0506
Rice Elementary 
320-393-2177
Hillside Early Childhood
320-255-8910

If a child begins to experience one of these conditions during their school day, his/her parent will be contacted to take the child home. In the event a parent can't be reached, one of the emergency contacts will then be asked to pick up the child. School personnel are not able to transport students home. 

Minnesotan students must prove that they are up-to-date with their immunizations or that they are exempt from the requirements for medical reasons or the beliefs of the parent/guardian. 

If you have questions, don’t know where to go for shots or do not have health insurance, call the District 47 licensed school nurses. Forms and information are available on the Minnesota Department of Health website or below:

• About Immunizations 
• Student Immunizations Form (updated September 2020) 
• Immunization Records Request from SRR Schools 

  • For years, schools freely shared immunization data with clinics and public health agencies in order to ensure children were up-to-date with their shots. Recent increased attention on the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) has highlighted how this long-standing practice is not allowable.

    FERPA does not allow schools to share immunization or other health data with anyone outside the school without patient or parent/guardian consent. If a health care provider is seeking immunization data on a patient from the school, they must get consent from the patient or their parent/guardian. This federal law overrides the Minnesota law that allows schools, health care providers, and selected others to share immunization data.

    Immunization records on file for current and former students (graduated within the past 6 years) can be requested by using the Immunization Record Request Form below. Please note that requests sent during the summer months may take up to 2 weeks to receive.

    Parents may also access their child’s immunization record, via Skyward Parent Access

An individualized plan allows for your student’s health issue (examples: asthma, allergies, seizures and other chronic health issues) to be acknowledged and planned for accordingly. The action plans assist the health care staff in providing safe, individualized care to your student during the school day should the need arise.

Please bring the completed action plan(s) to the health office in the building your student will be attending on the the first day of school.

Asthma Action Plan 

Seizures Action Plan 

Sever Allergic Reactions Plan 

Request for Self-Administration of Inhaler 

Request for Self-Administration of Epi-Pen 

For the safety of students, it is recommended that medication be given at home whenever possible. If medication must be given during school hours, we want you to be informed of the following school medication policies. 

Medication Policies 

Medication Consent Form 

 

Physical examinations are highly recommended before your child enters kindergarten and 7th grade. If your child plans to be involved in a school sport, physical examinations are required and must be on filed in the school health office. 

 

As a service to the community, Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools has contracted with Student Assurance Services Incorporated to provide information regarding student accident insurance for your child. This is a valuable option to parents/guardians who, because of various reasons, do not have health insurance. It is also an excellent way to supplement your health insurance if you have a large deductible or co-insurance, including HSA plans.  

Frequently Asked Questions 

Purchase Insurance Online 

If you have any other questions or need additional information, please contact Student Assurance Services Inc., toll free at: 

1-800-328-2739, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST.