You give me fever
NEISD has a district policy to send children home with a temperature of 100.0 degrees or greater. Technically a fever is defined as 100.4 degrees or greater but we have this policy as a buffer zone to minimize possible contagious illnesses. We also strongly recommend keeping a child home from school until they have been fever free without medication for 24 hours. This also helps to minimize the spread of any contagious illness. Please keep in mind that a fever is merely a symptom and not an actual illness itself. Most fevers are not a huge concern and evidence that the body is successfully fending off an invader.