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When students should stay home from school

Providing a healthy environment is a challenge in schools where hundreds of students routinely share confined spaces. Parents and students are frequently concerned about when students are well enough to attend school and when students should stay home. For a guide to general health practices for school-aged children, please click here.

District wellness

Steps to a healthier you
Be part of the solution:
Students, families, teachers, child nutrition staff, superintendents and school board members each play a role in making school a place that supports wellness.

I want to . . . Look up nutritional values for lunch menus. View the District wellness regulation Learn more about when to keep students home from school Get more information on: Nutrition Physical Activity School Health Services What's Happening

Students
* Eat smart and move more to look, feel and do your best
* Set goals for yourself
* Serve as a role model for younger students

Families
* Eat smart and move more – children are watching you
* Advocate for school wellness
* Get informed and involved

Teachers
* Teach and role model good nutrition and physical activity
* Teach life skills
* Use non-food rewards

Child Nutrition Staff
* Provide tasty, appealing and healthy meals
* Market healthy meals
* Provide nutrition information to students and families

Principals
* Support a healthy eating environment and tell others about our commitment
* Provide education opportunities for staff on nutrition and health
* Schedule recess before lunch and adequate time to eat

School Superintendents/School Board
* Support a healthy eating environment and tell others about our commitment
* Provide education opportunities for staff on nutrition and health

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What's Happening
A call to action . . . [View]

Nutrition
Good nutrition is linked to better learning. Studies suggest eating healthfully helps students achieve their full academic potential. [View]

Physical Activity
Top 10 reasons movement matters to you and your children: [View]

School Health Services
Health is not merely the absence of disease . . . [View]