Health Services

Additional medical forms may need to be completed for students who have:

• Allergy Form  (only if your child has any allergies)
• Asthma Form  (only if your child has asthma)
• Seizure Disorder Form (only if your child has seizures or epilepsy)
• Diabetes Emergency Care plan (only if your child has diabetes)

• Medical Emergency Procedure Flow Chart
• Health and Safety Guidelines
• Direct Contact guidelines for students
• Covid+ guidelines for students
• Cold Weather Guidelines
• Guidelines: When to keep your child home from school   
• Common Cold vs. The Flu
• Flu Season Screening Form for Parents
• Strep Throat (tonsillitis) information
• Scarlet Fever information
• Chicken Pox Information
• Mononucleosis Information
• Hepatitis A Information
• Rotavirus information
• Spring Illnesses
• Outdoor Winter Activity
• Color Blindness
• Pinworm Information
• Head Lice
• Healthy Food Choices
• Enterovirus

• Center for Disease Control & Prevention
• Vaccination Schedule – USA ( adults ,  teens ,  children )
• World Health Organization Vaccination Schedule
• Latvian Immunization Calendar
• European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
• European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) in Latvia
• Parents & Kids health site ( for parents ,  for teens ,  for kids )

(as of March 2023)

If a student is identified as a direct contact with someone who has tested positive:

• Students can continue to come to school if they feel well and have no contagious upper respiratory symptoms (cough, fever, sore throat).
• Students should remain cautious for 7 days after last contact and monitor for symptoms.
  • If during this 7-day period, a student starts to feel unwell or has any upper respiratory symptoms, they should stay home. 
  • A rapid antigen self test should be done at home before coming to school on Day 4 and Day 7 after last contact. If negative, they can come to school. If positive, stay home and inform us at nurse@isl.edu.lv.
  • Testing kits will be provided by the school while supplies and/or can be picked up from the Nurse’s Office.
• If a student is a direct contact living with someone who has tested positive (e.g. parent, sibling), students may be recommended to stay home. Please inform the Health Officer at nurse@isl.edu.lv who will provide further guidance.
• If the school is notified of a positive case, the Health Officer will identify direct contacts at school and inform parents.

If a student tests positive for Covid:

• Please inform the school at nurse@isl.edu.lv.
• The student would then stay home in self isolation for 7 days. 
  • Day 1 is considered the first day you began having symptoms or if no symptoms, then the day you tested positive. 
  • You may return to school on Day 8 as long as you are symptom-free for last 24 hours. No need to repeat testing and no need for a doctor’s note to return. Only the family doctor can break isolation sooner.
  • Contact your Homeroom teacher or Advisor to help with academic support during this time.
  • If you have siblings in the same household, please seek guidance at nurse@isl.edu.lv.
• If the school is notified of a positive case during school hours, the Health Officer will inform the student(s) and parents. 
• Our school policies are in alignment with current Latvian regulations for schools.

• Covid19.gov.lv – informative government website with latest updates on restrictions, understanding isolation, home quarantine, testing, FAQs, and much more.
• SPKC website with local Covid-19 statistics and vaccination rates.
• Other hotlines and testing sites.
• Stay up-to-date following local news in English.
• World Health Organization: www.who.int
• European Center for Disease Control: www.ecdc.europa.eu