SCCSD's Statement about H1N1 Prevention Procedures:

The South Conway County School District is committed to taking every precaution possible to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus in our schools.  Students are being encouraged to wash their hands frequently.  Students have access to and are encouraged to use hand sanitizer.  It is available in all school offices and in the cafeterias.  Students and staff are encouraged to use coughing and sneezing etiquette.   Students are taught those procedures to help reduce the spread of the virus.  Local health care providers are visiting schools and talking to children to help alleviate fears and teach them how to stay “germ-free”.  Officials at the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) are urging parents and teachers to be alert, and not alarmed.

 
Teachers are encouraged to send students that are not feeling well to the school offices where students are immediately checked for fever and isolated if they are running fever.  Parents are asked to come quickly and remove their child from school, should we call and report that a child has fever.  Quick removal will help to lessen the spread of the virus.  Parents are encouraged to KEEP children home if they are not feeling well.  CDC protocols for admitting children after a flu diagnosis will be strictly adhered too.  Particularly important is to keep the students home until they are without fever for 24 hours, without the use of fever reducing medications (acetaminophen or ibuprofen). Please understand that we are doing everything possible to combat this virus while maintaining the high level of academic excellence you have come to expect from the South Conway County School District. 

Should you have specific concerns you may call Lisa Bryant, Supervisor of Special Education and Nursing Staff, at 501-354-9454.