Accidents, health and illness

Accident policy  In case of accident, we will contact parents (or emergency contacts).

If the injuries appear serious and parents cannot be contacted quickly, the school will call an ambulance and take the child to hospital. A member of the school's staff will stay with the child until a parent arrives at hospital.

Health services  The Department of Health dental unit visits the school about every two years. Parents will be told of an upcoming visit and asked to sign a permission form.

A school nurse visits annually and checks children's hearing, eyesight, posture, etc. All Year 1 students are tested. Children in other year levels are checked only if parents request it.

Head lice  Head lice are a problem in all schools. To help control them, parents should:

• Check their children weekly.
• Tell the school at once if head lice are found.
• Keep children at home until hair has been treated. Clearing the hair of all eggs helps prevent further outbreaks.

We encourage all children with long hair to wear their hair tied up or plaited. Please contact the office for further details or click here for an information sheet and here for treating and controlling head lice.

Illness at school  We will contact the parents of a sick child so that the child can be taken home. In emergencies, we may call an ambulance or the child's family doctor.

Parents should tell the school if their child suffers from any serious allergy or physical limitation or disability, either temporary and permanent.
Infectious diseases

Parents must tell the school at once if their child has an infectious disease such as:

• chicken pox
• measles
• school sores

In certain cases children may have to be kept at home until the disease is no longer infectious. Education Queensland has more information on keeping sick children home from school. Click on the "contagious condition" link on the Government website to download guidelines.

Medication  If a child needs to take prescribed medication while at school or while involved in school-approved activities, the following procedures apply:

• A parent or caregiver must let the principal know in writing.
• The medication must be clearly labelled by the pharmacist with instructions on how to take the medicine (including how much to take and at what times).
• All medications must be handed in at the office and given out from there.
• Non-prescribed oral medications (such as analgesic and over-the-counter medication) cannot be given out by school staff and should never be brought to school.

 

Information Sheets

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