Untreated, ear infections can lead to more serious complications, including mastoiditis (a rare inflammation of a bone adjacent to the ear), hearing loss, perforation of the eardrum, meningitis, facial nerve paralysis, and possibly -- in adults -- Meniere's disease.
DHEC publishes the School and Childcare Exclusion List each year. The Exclusion List explains how long an ill child, student, school employee, or childcare employee should stay out of school or childcare, and what is needed before the child/student or employee is permitted to return.
The Department of Children and Families, Office of Child Care Regulation has completed the rule promulgation process for School Age Child Care, Chapter 65C-22.008, Florida Administrative Code. The new rule language was adopted and became effective on March 30, 2017.