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Infection/Complaint |
Recommended time period to be kept away from school |
Rashes and skin infections |
|
Athletes Foot |
None |
Chicken Pox |
Until all vesicles have crusted over |
German Measles |
4 days from the onset of the rash |
Hand, Foot and Mouth |
None |
Impetigo |
Once lesions are crusted over or 48 hours after starting antibiotic treatment |
Measles |
4 days from the onset of the rash |
Ringworm |
None |
Scabies |
Following first treatment |
Scarlet Fever |
24 hours after starting antibiotic treatment |
Shingles |
Only keep away if rash is weeping and cannot be covered |
Diarrhoea and Vomiting |
|
Diarrhoea and/or Vomiting |
No strict policy due to the age of the students. They can return once they are recovered |
Respiratory infections |
|
Flu |
Until recovered |
Whooping Cough |
5 days from starting antibiotic treatment |
Other infections |
|
Conjunctivitis |
None |
Glandular Fever |
None |
Head Lice |
None – but the condition must be treated |
Threadworms |
None |
Tonsillitis |
None |