Health & Wellness
Healthy kids learn best! SPPS Health and Wellness provides health services to students to enhance educational achievement by removing health-related barriers to learning to the best of our ability. Here is some information from our Health & Wellness staff at L'Etoile du Nord.
L'Etoile du Nord Health & Wellness Staff
- Health Assistant Stephen Pike on site every day
- Licensed School Nurse Michelle Lessard on site 2 days per week
Is my child okay to go to school?
Per SPPS Health & Wellness policy, keep your child home:
- If your child has a fever of 100°F or more, keep them home for 24 hours after their temperature returns to normal without using fever- reducing medication
- If your child has vomited two or more times, keep them home for 24 hours following the last episode
- If your child has diarrhea, is uncomfortable due to abdominal cramping, and needs to use the bathroom frequently, keep them home for 24 hours following the last episode
- If your child is not well enough to participate
- If your child has a rash from an unknown or infectious cause, check with a health care provider before sending them to school
Contact your child's health care provider if your child's symptoms are not improving or if you have questions. Call 911 if the situation is life threatening.
Early Childhood Screening (Age 3 - K)
- Free at SPPS
- Helps identify barriers for learning
- Required by law for public school students
- Learn more about ECS here
Immunizations
- Current documentation required by SPPS
- SPPS excludes students until documentation is completed
Health Conditions
- Forms with signatures are required for ALL medication at school
- Yearly medical forms for conditions that require treatment at school, including potential emergency conditions
Questions?
- Email our nurse Mme Lessard at michelle.lessard@spps.org. She speaks both Spanish and English. You can also call her at 651-744-4426.
- Visit the SPPS Health & Wellness website
