Absence due to illness
We know that illnesses happen that cause children to be absent from school. However, did you know that there are some illnesses that children can come to school with? The guidance below provides an overview of the guidance that you should follow when deciding on whether to send your child to school or not:
Should I keep my child off school?
Yes (until)…….
- Chicken pox (Until all blisters have crusted over)
- Vomiting and diarrhoea (Return 24 hours from the last episode)
- Flu-like temperature (Until they no longer have a high temperature)
- Impetigo (Until their sores have crusted and healed, or 48 hours after they started antibiotics)
- Measles (4 days after the rash first appeared)
- Mumps (5 days after the swelling started)
- Scabies (Until they have had their first treatment)
- Scarlet fever (24 hours after they started taking antibiotics)
- Whooping cough (48 hours after they started taking antibiotics)
No, but inform your child’s class teacher of…..
- Cough
- Sore throat (Keep off school if accompanied by a high temperature)
- Earache
- Head lice
- Hand, foot and mouth
- Threadworms
- Glandular fever
- Slapped cheek
- Tonsilitis
- Conjunctivitis
- Cold sores
For further information, please see the NHS guidance about sending children to school which can be found here: Is my child too ill for school?
Please note - On the NHS website, for sickness and diarrhoea it is recommended that children do not come to school until 48 hours after their last episode. Tameside and school guidance is that children only need to wait 24 hours after their last episode before they return to school.