When Should I keep my child home from school?

Please notify attendance and nurse if your child is home sick. Attendance can be notified via the email attendance@wheatonchristian.org OR voicemail 630-668-1385, ext. 550, and nurse can be notified via nurse@wheatonchristian.org or at 630.668.1385, ext 251. When reporting an absence, please indicate the reason for the absence and, if it is due to illness, please report symptoms including if your child has a fever, cough or sore throat. If you are not sure whether to send your child to school, you may call or email the nursing team. Please note email will not always be looked at first thing in the morning due to caring for students.

An oral temperature of 100.4° F or greater.

A student with such a fever should remain home for 24 hours after the temperature returns to normal without the aid of fever-reducing medication.

Nausea, diarrhea, and/or vomiting.

Students should remain home until they are symptom-free for 24 hours without the use of medication.

Severe, persistent pain.

Signs of an upper respiratory infection (cold symptoms) or any other illness serious enough to interfere with the student’s ability to learn.

Medical Forms

Requirements for Enrollment

Immunizations: refer to the chart under “Medical Forms”

*Exclusion from school will apply to students without Health Certificates submitted by August 1st until proper documentation is received. The established deadlines keep WCGS compliant with Illinois School Code.

Local (In-state) Transfer Students

If you are entering Kindergarten, transferring into 6th grade, or intend to play sports at WCGS, you must submit an Illinois Health Certificate/Sports Physical form and have all required immunizations completed. Students must have records either transferred from their former school within 30 days of enrollment at WCGS, or parents must provide a new Health Certificate/School Physical Form and Immunization Record.

Out-of-State Transfer Students

All out of state transfer students or those transferring into the United States from another country are required to provide a new Health Certificate/school forms from a licensed healthcare professional for enrollment. These forms will need to be supplied by a practicing professional within the United States, it does not need to be in Illinois, meaning we can accept forms from the state you are transferring in from, as long as they are dated within the last year. Vision and dental forms are required by Oct. 10 for out of the country applicants and those students entering Kindergarten, 2nd and 6th grade. These forms can be provided from your physician’s office or found online on our schools website. Please contact the school nurse for further information.

Sports Participants: 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades

Online registration is required prior to the start of each athletic season: fall, winter, and spring. Parents of eligible grade level participants will receive an e-mail with details prior to the start of each registration period. Students may not attend a tryout or first practice for sports unless they have registered and presented a current Health Certificate, a signed concussion form, and signed travel permission forms. Both forms are found on the Fact’s family portal under webforms.

PLEASE NOTE: A “State of Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination” form (Health Certificate) that is obtained at a student’s annual Well Visit can be submitted as a Sports Physical. However, an “IHSA/IESA Pre-Participation Exam” form may not be submitted as the Health Certificate required for school attendance in Kindergarten and 6th grade.

Both the Health Certificate and the Pre-participation Exam forms are valid for 395 days. Parents are responsible for providing a current physical that will remain valid during the entire sports season.

If your student is in 6th grade, you are already required to submit the Health Certificate form; therefore, you will only need to submit the Concussion Sign-Off Form and Travel Permission Form prior to sports tryouts.

Concussion Protocol

Every student athlete and their parent or guardian are required to complete a Concussion Sign-off Form prior to participation in a sport. This document ensures that every student-athlete and parent understand the signs and symptoms of a concussion.

Concussion Protocol 2026-2027

Concussion Protocol after a Diagnosis

The impact of a concussion diagnosis is both a medical and academic concern.  Current medical research indicates that the most important factor in recovery at any age is to provide cognitive and physical rest.  After a concussion, the WCGS school nurse will be in close contact with your physician to develop a safe plan for the student to return to learn and play. If a student-athlete has been diagnosed with a concussion, he/she may return to practice and competition when a letter of clearance from the diagnosing physician AND an “Athlete Post-Concussion Release Form” has been submitted to the WCGS School Nurse. A copy of this protocol is available in the school office.