Students who are sick or injured should report to their class teacher or teacher on duty, who will then refer them to the school office. Accidents to students are recorded in a register. If a student’s illness requires them to go home, the school will make telephone contact with a parent or an identified emergency contact person for that student. If contact cannot be made, the student will stay in the sick bay until arrangements can be made for the student to go home. In cases requiring special medical attention, parents or carers are notified. In serious cases, an ambulance will be called. Parents and carers will be notified of this immediately. The school’s first priority is to ensure that the best possible care is provided to students. Free ambulance cover is provided for students by the Department of Education.
It is suggested to follow these guidelines when child/ren are sick.
- If you have given child/ren pain relief in the morning to get them ‘through the day’ then they should not come to school.
- If your child/ren has vomiting and/or has diarrhoea today, they should not return to school for 48 hours after symptoms have resolved.
- If your child has a cough, constant runny nose, sore throat, or swollen glands they should not be at school until symptoms have resolved.
Please do not send your sick, still recovering from illness or feverish child back to school too early. Let’s stop the spread of germs together.