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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fever means your kid is infectious. You keep them home till fever-free WITHOUT fever-reducing meds for 24 hrs. [/quote]

OP is obviously trolling, but you’re also incorrect. You can have a fever without being infectious- for example, ear infection, UTI etc. [/quote]

You can have an elevated temperature without being infectious...I wouldn't necessarily call it a fever.  For example, my younger kid had a tendency to get overheated on the playground when she was ES age.  Her teacher would frequently send her to the clinic because she looked flushed then the aide would take her temp and call me because it was a little over 100.  By the time I picked DD up and got her home, she was fine with a normal temp and I still had to keep her home the next day because "rules".  The clinic aide and I finally figured things out and she started giving DD a glass of water and having her sit for 15-20 minutes before taking a temp and guess what...my kid never got sent home again.

But an actual fever that lasts longer than 20 minutes?  Yeah, you keep your kid home until it's gone for 24 hours without meds.  Even if it's caused by an ear infection because no the infection itself isn't contagious, but what caused it might be.[/quote]

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