In our heightened state of awareness with regard to spreading illness, please refer to the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Guidelines - “How Sick is Too Sick?”. This document provides parents information on how to identify when children should stay home sick and when they may return to school after recovering from an illness. Please note, if a child has a fever, they must stay home for 24 hours after the fever is gone without using medications, like Motrin or Tylenol, that reduce the fever.