It is important to remember that students and staff who do not feel well should not come to school or work to help prevent the spread of illnesses. If you have any questions, please reach out to your school nurse. 

When Keep Your Child Home Due to Illness
It can be hard to know when to send children to school if they tell you that they do not feel well. This document provides information about school attendance.

• When to Keep Children Home Due to Illness (RCS)

• When to Keep Children Home Due to Illness (RCS, Spanish)

Respiratory Virus Guidance Snapshot (Covid-19, flu, and RSV)
This guidance provides practical recommendations and information to help people lower risk from a range of common respiratory viral illnesses, including COVID-19, flu, and RSV.

• NYSDOH What You Should Know About the Flu

• Click here to learn more about the District’s COVID-19 Management Plan 

Hand Sanitizer Use In School
Hand-washing is the best way to stop the spread of germs and keep everyone healthy. Our school district offers students the opportunity to wash their hands using soap and water and also provides alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHS). Information about ABHS at school and tips on how to use it effectively are available here. If you have any questions, please reach out to your school nurse.

Tick Bites and Tick Removal at School
Upon discovery of a tick bite, students are brought directly to the school nurse for care. Per the New York State Education Department, parents/guardians must provide permission for tick removal by the school nurse. This permission is needed each school year.

• Tick Removal Permission Form

• CDC Fact Sheet Tick Bite: What to Do

Nurses are available at each school to provide medical services to students.

Pieter B. Coeymans:
Stacey Battenfeld
sbattenfeld@rcscsd.org
(518) 756-5200, ext. 4005
Fax: (518) 756-4527

A.W. Becker:
Christi Sulik
csulik@rcscsd.org
(518) 756-5200, ext. 5005
Fax: (518) 767-3199

RCS Middle School:
Karen Waddingham
kwaddingham@rcscsd.org
(518) 756-5200, ext. 3021
Fax: (518) 756-4535

RCS High School:
Karen Randio
krandio@rcscsd.org
(518) 756-5200, ext. 2015
Fax: (518) 756-3534

Floating Nurses:
Sandee Doane
sdoane@rcscsd.org

Amanda Eissing
aeissing@rcscsd.org

RCS Community Resources Guide Web page

Community Resource Guide Brochure

Concussion & Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act Information

• NYSED Sports-Related Concussion Web page

• RCS Parent Information on Dominic Murray Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act Letter to Families

• New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in Youth Information Web page