As an allergy and anaphylactic aware school, we aim to build awareness about the risks of allergies and develop a shared commitment to keeping our school community safe. Many allergies, including nut and egg allergies, can be life threatening for children and adults. Other allergies and auto immune diseases, such as Coeliac Disease, can have chronic long-term impacts that are detrimental to health if not managed effectively. As such, we ask that parents reinforce to their children not to share food with other students and to always wash their hands before and after eating. We also ask that parents avoid sending children to school with nut based products, as even the smell of them can result in anaphylaxis in some people. If your child shares a class with someone who suffers highly sensitive anaphylaxis, you may be asked to avoid sending in additional foods such as eggs, if this applies to you it will be communicated.
For special occasions, such as birthdays or multicultural events, where food is being brought in to share with others, please ensure that labelling of all ingredients is included. Parents of children with allergies may choose to send a treat or snack into school for their child to eat during such times, which their teacher can store for them. This is of particular importance if children are not yet able to self-manage their allergy.
If parents wish to bring food into school to celebrate a birthday, please ensure that these are individual items eg. cupcakes, as we are not able to cut up whole cakes.
All allergies and auto immune diseases must be stated on the school’s paperwork and shared with the administration office.
Children with head lice (nits) will be excluded from school. ‘Exclusion for head lice will commence no later than the day on which the head lice have been detected and exclusion will continue until treatment has removed all live adult head lice and only a few eggs remain.’ (Health Department Policy). All the family members should be treated.
The following common ailments require a period of exclusion from school unless a doctor is prepared to issue a medical certificate to say the child is free from infection and well enough to return to normal school activities.
Symptoms include fever, fatigue, and a generalised rash characterised by small blisters that rupture to form scabs
Exclude from school for at least 5 days after rash appears and after all blisters have formed crusts. Return when sufficiently recovered, some remaining scabs are not an indication for continued exclusion.
Exclude from school until discharge from eyes ceases.
Symptoms include fever, sore throat, enlarged glands, rash, and fatigue
Please follow medical advice.
Symptoms include itchy red weeping spots
Exclude from school for 24 hours after antibiotics treatment has commenced. Sores must be covered with a waterproof dressing.
Symptoms include lethargy, cough, sore and swollen eyes and nasal passages, fever and rash
Exclude for 4 days after rash appears. All students who are not immunised will be excluded for 14 days or until advised by the WA Health Department that it is safe to return.
Symptoms include painful swollen salivary glands, fever, headache, painful testicles or ovaries
Exclude for at least 9 days after onset of symptoms.
Exclude until student has received antifungal treatment for 24 hours.
Symptoms include fever, sore eyes, swollen glands (particularly behind the ears) and a generalised rash
Exclude until at least 4 days after onset of rash. Return on recovery.
Exclude for 3 weeks from onset of illness or for 5 days after starting antibiotic treatment.
Upon enrolling your child, parents will complete a Student Health Care Summary Form. On the form parents are asked to provide information regarding your child’s medical history. To support our students’ safety, please ensure that all allergies and medical conditions are stated.
Medication must be stored in the administration office except for EpiPens which can be kept in the classroom with the child’s teacher and asthma puffers which can be kept with the child.
If your child needs any medication, be it short term or long term, you need to contact the administration office and complete the appropriate paperwork.