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When to keep a sick child home from school

Not sure when to keep your sick child

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Your child has a case of the sniffles but is not running a temperature. Should you keep her home from school or day care?

A Mayo Clinic physician offers tips that can help a parent decide when to keep the child home or send them packing to school.

The Mayo Clinic website lists recommends kids should stay home when they experience these symptoms:

* Vomiting twice or more over a...

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