Thomasville City Schools
HEALTH SERVICES
When Your Child Should NOT Be At School
Many parents are concerned about when to keep children who have been ill home from school. These are a few of the most common reasons children should stay home or may be sent home from school.
1. FEVER: Your child should stay home if he/she has a fever of 100 degrees (orally) or higher and should remain home for 24 hours after the fever has gone without medication.
2. VOMITING AND/OR DIARRHEA: Your child should stay home if he/she has vomited or has had diarrhea (more than two or three loose stools) just prior to the start of the school day and remain at home for 24 hours after the vomiting/diarrhea have subsided. If one or two loose stools are present along with vomiting or fever your child should remain at home. If diarrhea continues for more than 48 hours your child will need a doctor’s written statement to return to school.
3. PINKEYE: Conjunctivitis can be very contagious. If the white of your child’s eye is red and has a thick yellow or greenish colored drainage, you should keep your child at home.
● Drainage due to allergies is usually clear and involves both eyes simultaneously.
● Pinkeye can involve only one eye at a time.
● Children with pinkeye are usually light sensitive, and complain of itching,
burning in the eye(s), swollen eyelids, and dried discharge on eyelids upon awakening.
4. HEAD LICE: Children with live bugs will not be allowed in school until their heads have been treated and the nits removed. All nits must be removed to prevent re-infestation.
5. IMPETIGO: Impetigo are sores that have become infected and can be found anywhere on the body including the face. The sores can drain infected material before becoming crusty. If the sores have not dried, they will need to be covered while the child is in school. Your child can return to school once treated by a physician for at least 24 hrs. Upon returning to school the parent will need to provide a written statement from the treating physician.
6. RINGWORM: Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin, hair, and nails. Ringworms must be covered with a clean dressing while the child is at school. Ringworm of the head (hair) will need to be evaluated by a physician.
7. RASHES: Any child that has an undiagnosed rash cannot come to school. When the child is sent home from school with a rash, a physician’s note is required for the child to return to school.
8. COUGHING/SNEEZING/NASAL DRAINAGE: Your child should not come to school with excessive coughing, sneezing, and nasal drainage. If the child has been kept awake at night with these interruptions, please allow the child to recover at home.
9. STREP THROAT: If your child has been diagnosed as having strep throat (this requires a
special test by a health care provider), your child should stay home for 48 hours
after antibiotic therapy has been started by a physician.
****Please keep emergency phone numbers in the school office current.
Homecoming T-shirt order form 2022
Soccer tryouts will be Oct. 17, 18, & 19. MUST have an Updated physical to tryout!
FALL Sports athletes will tryout out as soon as their season ends.
If you have any questions please contact Coach Bennett at hbennett@thomasvilleschools.org.
The TMS Lady Tigers volleyball team lost both matches Aug. 30 at University Charter School in Livingston: (first match) 12-15, 25-22 and 6-15; (second match) 23-25 and 6-25.
Proceeds benefit the THS Mighty Tiger Marching Band.
The Thomasville High football chicken tenders sale has been extended to Sept. 4. Get them while you can! $25 for 10 lbs. of tenders, spicy or regular!
Signup sheet for THS soccer is located at the THS Main Office.
Returning soccer players should meet with coach Bennett at 9:13 a.m. on Aug. 31 in the school gym.
There will also be a new soccer interest meeting at 9:13 a.m. on Sept. 1 in the gym.
ATTENTION - CHANGE: The TMS Lady Tigers volleyball team will travel today, Aug. 30, to Livingston to play University Charter School. NOTE: The THS varsity team will not play. TMS team will play two 2-out-of-3 matches, beginning at 4 p.m.
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The THS varsity volleyball team lost to Washington County Aug. 29 in Chatom: 25-18, 21-25 and 16-18.
The THS varsity volleyball team beat Wayne Co. Aug. 29 in Chatom: 25-16 and 25-6.
Contract for THS Homecoming tailgating Sept. 30
Tailgating spaces available for THS Homecoming Sept. 30.
Updated THS volleyball schedule 2022. The Sept. 29 Hillcrest-Evergreen date may change.
The Thomasville City Board of Education will hold a special called meeting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6 in the Thomasville High School Library. This will serve as the first hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget.
In addition, a regular school board meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 in the THS library. This will serve as the second and final FY 2023 budget hearing.
There is also a 4 p.m. work session on Sept. 13.
Board meetings are open to the public. A video of the board meeting will be featured on the school system website the next day.
Students and parents will now log into PowerSchool via the student portal using their Google Credentials. If students have any issues logging in - they will complete the Google Form listed on the attached Cheat Sheet.
thomasvillecs.powerschool.com/student
Spirit Shirt order form. Order deadline is Sept. 2.
THS PTO Parking Lot Decorating Contest. Deadline is Sept. 2.
Job opening for Coordinator of Special Education for the Thomasville City Schools District. Application deadline: until filled.
https://www.thomasvilleschools.org/page/job-vacancies1
Job opening for Coordinator of Federal Programs and Curriculum Instruction for the Thomasville City District. Application deadline: until filled.
https://www.thomasvilleschools.org/page/job-vacancies1
The THS Tigers varsity football team beat Sweet Water 34-0 Aug. 26 at D.F. Anderson Field.