Important Health Notice (en Espaňol)
Tulsa Public Schools is taking no chances with the health and safety of its 42,000 students. The current protocol for responding to cases of suspected Staph includes a mandatory sterilization of each and every classroom and building infected persons may have visited. In addition, staff members at all of our schools have been advised of the warning signs of MRSA, and we’re on high alert for any suspicious skin conditions, such as:
- Troublesome pimples, boils or blisters.
- Spider bites that don’t heal.
- Rashes that become red or inflamed.
- A scab or sore that becomes inflamed or painful.
If your child exhibits any of these conditions, please see a doctor and inform their school’s main office of the diagnosis as soon as possible. Even rashes and sores that appear benign can become infected, so we must require clean dressings on any open wounds.
The most important thing we can teach our children as we face MRSA or any other contagious illness is to wash their hands often with soap and water. Use alcohol-based hand gels when water is not available.
What you can do to protect your children:
- Wash hands often with soap and water.
- Cover all open wounds and fluid-producing rashes.
- Report all suspicious skin conditions to your physician.
- Report diagnoses to the school’s main office.
- Remember that the vast majority of MRSA cases are treated with positive outcomes.
Please don’t hesitate to call your child’s school office if you have any questions. Your child’s health and safety is our utmost concern.
