Illness absence
Parents of pupils at Victoria CP School are made aware that any child who is acutely unwell should be kept away from school until they are well enough to benefit and participate. In addition, even if they appear well, it is necessary to keep children who have certain infectious diseases away from school for an appropriate period, to help prevent others from becoming infected. The table below provides guidance on appropriate absence periods for some common infections:
Disease | Absence period
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| Chickenpox | For 5 days after rash appears
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| Conjunctivitis | None
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| Diarrhoea and vomiting | Until 48 hours after the last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting |
| Hand, foot and mouth disease | None |
| Hepatitis A
| Young children – 7 days after onset of jaundice. There is no need for older children with good hygiene to be absent, provided they are well enough to attend school |
| Impetigo | Until lesions are crusted or healed
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| Measles | For 5 days after rash appears
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| Mumps | For 5 days after onset of swollen glands
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| Pertussis (whooping cough) | For 5 days after commencing antibiotics
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| Ringworm | Until treatment is started
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| Rubella | (German measles) For 5 days after the onset of the rash
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| Scabies
| Until treated |
| Scarlet fever | For 5 days after commencing antibiotics
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| Threadworms | None |
| Tuberculosis | CCDC will advise on necessary action |
Parents/carers will be asked to keep their children at home if they have any infection, and to inform the school as to the nature of the infection, so that the school can inform other parents/carers if necessary, and to make careful observations of any child who seems unwell.
If a child is issued prescribed medication, procedures outlined in the school’s Administering Medicines Policy will be followed.