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Welcome to the new GC website!

The new district and school websites, powered by ParentSquare’s Smart Sites, feature improved navigation, a streamlined layout consistent across all sites, and a user-friendly design to better serve our entire community. They also seamlessly integrate with ParentSquare, the district’s communication platform.

Although the new website has a redesigned look, most of the website components and menus are the same!

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Gates Chili Central School District

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  3. Illness, injury and medication

Illness, injury and medication

Illness and injury

Illness and when to keep students home from school

Please do not send your student to school with signs or symptoms of illness, including:

  • A fever of 100.4 degrees or higher. Students may return to school after being fever-free (with no fever-reducing medications) for 24 hours.
  • Diarrhea or vomiting
  • Any rash, until diagnosed by a medical provider
  • Head lice, scabies, pinworms or ringworm, until treatment has begun
  • Strep throat, until 24 hours after starting antibiotics
  • Chicken pox, until scabs heal over (about 1 week)

Parents/guardians must report their student’s absence by calling or sending a ParentSquare message to the attendance clerk. Upon return to school, please send in a written note explaining the reason for the absence.

Injury and exclusion from physical education

If your student will miss two or more consecutive physical education classes due to illness or injury, a note is required from the student’s primary care provider. An excuse from Physical Education class also restricts other activities, such as recess on the playground.

 

Medication at school

The school nurse has the primary responsibility for administering any medications to students. A written order from the student’s primary care provider must be on file in the school’s health office for prescription and over-the-counter medication, as well as a written request from the parent/guardian. The medication should be delivered to the school nurse by the parent/guardian in the original prescription container, marked clearly with the full name of the student who is taking it. Over-the-counter medication must be in the new and unopened container it was sold in. Parents/guardians will also need to sign a consent form giving the nurse permission to administer the medication. Students may not transport medications to or from school, including over-the-counter medications.