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  • Parent Letters

    Communicating with families keeps students healthy.

    Parent letters are an important tool for keeping parents and guardians informed. They help respond quickly to a potential outbreak, and can limit exposure. They alert, inform and guide appropriate actions.

    Schools and childcare facilities

    Use these letters to inform staff and families about potential student exposure to a communicable disease. They include information on symptoms to look for, steps to prevent spreading and exclusion recommendations (when applicable).

    If you have questions, call us at (253) 649-1412.

    Parent letters

    TopicLanguages
    ChickenpoxEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    ColdsEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    COVID-19 exposureEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    CroupEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    Fifth diseaseEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    GastroenteritisEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    Hand, foot, and mouth diseaseEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    ImpetigoEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    Influenza exclusionEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    Influenza exposureEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    MononucleosisEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    NorovirusEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    PertussisCall us at (253) 649-1412 for pertussis letters and guidance.
    Pink eye (conjunctivitis)English | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    RingwormEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    RSVEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    ScabiesEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    Strep throatEnglish | Español (Spanish) | អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer) | Русский (Russian)Українська (Ukrainian) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    When to keep your child home (exclusion guidelines)English | Español (Spanish) | Українська (Ukrainian)