Health Services

Please keep your child home if they have any of the following:

• Vomiting within the last 24 hours
• Diarrhea within the last 24 hours 
• Fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher in the last 24 hours
• Rash of unknown origin 

Students may not return to school until they are free from the above symptoms (vomiting, diarrhea, fever) for 24 hours, without fever reducing medications. Call your school's attendance line every day your child is staying home and state the child's teacher, grade and specific reason for their absence. 

All students in Chisago Lakes Schools must comply with Minnesota Immunization Laws.  All immunizations need to be up-to-date, prior to the start of the school year. An immunization form is available from the health office or click here for a copy of the immunization form. 

Exemptions to school immunization laws include medical and conscientious exemptions.

View Chisago Lakes School's Board Policy About Medication Here

Whenever possible, the parent or guardian should make arrangements so that it is not necessary for school personnel to administer a medication to a student. However, there are cases when a student's health could be compromised by not getting medication during school hours. When sending any prescription or nonprescription medication to school each year, parents must send:

1. Written parent permission (see Administration form) authorizing school personnel to administer medication.
2. A written order from the physician (see Administration form) indicating the necessity of any (prescription or over-the counter) medication, including dose and how often it can be given. The physician may fax the order to the school.
3. The original labeled container of the medication. For prescription medication, the pharmacist will supply a duplicate labeled container so one can be kept at home and one can be kept at school. Each container should have the phone number of the pharmacy, student's name, physician's name, medication's name, dosage, time to be given, and route (oral, inhaled, etc.).

Administration Form

• Asthma Action Plan
• Asthma Self-Carry Parent Letter
• Authorization for Administration of Medication at School
• Authorization for Release of Information
• Diabetes Communication and Treatment Authorization Form
• Concussion Checklist
  • Parent Concussion Fact Sheet
• Immunization Form
• Seizure Action Plan
• Seizure Information Form
• Seizure Student Interview

See the CDC website for information if your student is sick with respiratory symptoms, including COVID. 

Current CDC/MDH guidance regarding COVID indicates that, if a family member has COVID, the student should continue to go about their daily lives and attend school, unless they develop symptoms. If a student develops COVID symptoms, they should stay home and consider testing for COVID. 

In light of this, moving forward, if a student stays home due to a family member having COVID, the student's absence will be marked unexcused. Please contact your school's health staff if you have any questions. 

Listed below are links for resources that address a variety of health-related topics.  Please contact the health office at your student's school for further assistance.

• Minnesota Department of Health
• Minnesota Department of Health/Influenza
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Hennepin County Infectious Disease Manual
• The Children's Health Network
• MN Association for Children's Mental Health
• KidsHealth
• Action for Healthy Kids
• Safe Kids Worldwide
• University of MN Extension Parent - School Partnership