Today's temperatures are expected to be 100 or higher. To prevent heat related illness please encourage students and staff to drink non-sugary fluids frequently, especially water, limit time outdoors and avoid being in the direct sun light.
Early symptoms of heat related illness are head ache, stomach ache and feelings of malaise.
Please feel free to speak with your Summer Site School Nurse or someone in our department with any questions.
Healthy Advisory 151-200 (Red Level)
Today’s Air Quality Index is in the “Unhealthy” range. Outdoor physical activity is limited for all students and staff as described below. Take extra precautions with those students and staff with known heart and lung conditions such as asthma. All students and staff are to refrain from all vigorous and strenuous physical activities 1 that will increase the respiratory rates of participants (Board Policy 603.17). This includes physical activities that occur during: (1) physical education instruction; (2) recess periods; (3) before and after school activities; and (4) noon-hour activities.
If your site participates in the Air Quality Flags for Schools program, please fly the Red flag today.
1 Vigorous and strenuous physical activity means those actions that increase the respiratory rates of participants. Illustrations of acceptable and unacceptable activity are provided below.
Students may:
Walk
Bars
Hula Hoops
Swings (K, 1, 2, 3)
4 square
Kick back (kicking the ball back and forth)
Catch
Students may NOT:
Jump rope
Run (to include):
- Basketball game/running
- Soccer Games/ running
- Dodge ball/ running
- Tag/running
-courtesy Bakersfield City School District
