HEALTH & MEDICAL POLICY
In the event of a child being unwell during the school day, we will try to make every effort to contact the parent/guardian to come and collect the child. If this is not possible we shall look after the child in school. If the health of the child deteriorates, he/she will be taken to the nearest Health Centre for further treatment. Expenses if any will be charged from the parents.
The following notes are a brief summary on school health matters which you may find helpful:
- Should there be any infectious disease in your home please report the fact to the Class Teacher/Principals/School Clinic at once, and do not send your ward to class till the infection period is over.
- All parents are requested to impart Health Education to their children.
- Students should be encouraged to maintain personal hygiene like trimming of nails, cutting of hair and keeping oneself clean on a regular basis.
- Dental and ophthalmic checkup to be done once every year by a Dental surgeon and ophthalmologist.
- Students suffering from diseases such as Chicken Pox, Cholera, Measles, Mumps, Whooping-Cough and Jaundice must observe the prescribed period of Quarantine before returning to class.
- Students suffering from infectious diseases like Conjunctivitis, Dermatitis, Scabies, etc. should not be sent to school.
- Students suffering from chronic diseases like Asthma, Epilepsy, Rheumatic heart disease, etc. are advised to be under continuous Medical supervision of a Specialist. History of their illness and the medicines prescribed must be filled up in the Almanac along with the treatment being taken.
Accidents & Emergencies:
Should your child require emergency treatment, every effort will be made to contact you. To assist with this please keep the School Nurse informed of any change in your contact details.
Medical Forms:
- When your child starts the school, you will be required to complete medical forms. It is of utmost importance that the school is made aware of any condition your child has and any medication they are receiving. This will affect how they are treated in the case of an emergency.
- Students are not permitted to carry medicine with them under any circumstances. Medicine will not be returned to a student under any circumstances; it must be collected by an adult either the parent/guardian or the teacher.
Illness:
To concentrate and function effectively at school, good health is one of the most important aspects. It is therefore important that if your child is unwell, they should rest at home and recuperate fully before returning to school. The medical team will not hesitate to send a student home if they are unwell or considered to be suffering from some contagious disease.
Lunch Boxes:
To support your child’s concentration at school, please encourage him/her to have nutritious food in their snack boxes. Students who eat healthy breakfast and have a nutritious diet at school manage to perform better.
Examples of healthy and filling snacks are:
- A sandwich with a nutritious filling.
- Salad snack such as cucumber sticks, carrots.
- Fruit.
- Yoghurt.
- Healthy drink.
- 2 drinks should be packed of which one is water.
- Fizzy drinks and chewing gum, sweets, cakes etc.are strongly discouraged.