My name is Debbie Park and I am pleased to be the School Nurse at Leota Junior High.

My goals are threefold: to help keep our student safe and healthy, to manage health problems as they arise, and to be a health resource for our Leota families.

Please keep me informed of any concerns or changes in your child's health.
Be sure that your emergency contact information is up to date and that your contact persons are available .

Feel free to contact me with any concerns or questions you might have.

To avoid the flu and other communicable illnesses
Teach your children to wash their hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand cleaner, especially after coughing or sneezing. 

Teach your children not to share personal items like drinks, food or utensils, and to use a tissue over their nose and mouth for coughs and sneezes, not their hands. They should avoid touching their eyes, nose, or mouth-germs spread this way. 

Know the signs and symptoms of the flu. Symptoms include:

• Fever (a temperature of 100 degrees F/ 37.8 C or greater as measured by a thermometer) or signs of fever (chills, feeling very warm, having a flushed appearance or sweating)
• Sore throat
• Cough
• Body aches
• Headache 
• Feeling very tired

Check your children before school and keep them home for flu symptoms for at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever without the use of fever-reducing medications (medicines that contain Tylenol or Ibuprofen). Children at school with flu symptoms will be sent home. Also, people at greater risk for complications should call their health care provider right away if they become sick to find out if they should take anti-viral medication.

Please update your contact and emergency contact numbers at your child's school and plan to pick up a sick child within the hour. Parents are advised to arrange for childcare now in case your child becomes ill and is unable to attend school.

To better track flu illness rates, when you report an absence, please tell your school if your student has "flu-like symptoms" (fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, chills).