Absentees, Sick-Leave, Appointments and Illness

If your child is unwell and not attending school please notify us of their absence either by phoning the Administration Office on 4591 1200, or email the Administration Office (lourdes@twb.catholic.edu.au) and their class teacher by 8:30am.

If your child arrives at school after 8:30am, you must visit the Administration Office to sign them in and obtain a late arrival notification for the teacher.

In the event you do have to remove your child throughout the school day, please ensure you visit the Administration Office to sign them out, and don't go straight to class to remove your child.

If your child becomes ill at school, we will call you or your emergency contact so that your child may be taken home. For this reason, please keep all contact details current.

If Children are unwell with any contgious illness they MUST be excluded from school until medical consent for their return has been provided by their Doctor. Please refer to the standard exclusion periods advised by the Queensland Government “Time Out” information sheets located at the bottom of this article.

Parents will be contacted as soon as possible if their child has been involved in an accident during the day. There are first aid officers within the school who will assist the student until their parents arrive.

MINOR INJURIES

First Aid Officers assist the child. In the event your child has a head knock, regardless of how minor, we will be in contact with you either by phone and/or SMS to advise you of the incident. If the head injury is serious, we will keep contacting you until we speak to a parent/guardian.

SERIOUS INJURIES

In the unlikely event that your child has an accident at school which is considered serious enough to warrant urgent medical attention, an ambulance will be called first and parents/ emergency contacts second.

MEDICAL CONDITIONS

If your child suffers from a medical condition such as asthma, allergies, seizures, diabetes, etc, please ensure that an up-to-date action plan from your GP has been provided to the school.

It is important that the school has the most recent and up-to-date plan and these action plans need to be updated yearly to help the school meet your child’s medical needs should it be necessary.

PRESCRIBED MEDICATION

To ensure we meet our duty of care obligations, there are a number of policies and procedures that the school is required to follow regarding the administration of medication. Medication can only be administered by staff if labelled by a pharmacist with your child's name and is accompanied by a completed Medication Form. This is required for the administration of both Routine Medication and Short/Term Medication. The Medication form is available from the School Office.

Any medication to be administered at school must be given to the teacher or the school Administration Officer and sent to the office to be kept in a secure area. Only office staff or Leadership Team members can administer medication.

• All medication MUST be brought in in the original packaging with a pharmacy label attached which clearly states the child’s name and dosage instructions
• Parents/caregivers MUST complete the relevant medication form which we will keep on file
• We are not able to accept medication delivered in snap-lock bags, or medication that does not meet the requirements listed above, nor are we able to administer medication without the required paperwork completed.

HEAD LICE

It is school policy that children who contract head lice are to remain at home until appropriate treatment has been administered and the lice have cleared. Parents are encouraged to make regular checks of their child/ren’s hair throughout the year.