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Health Concerns
If your child does not feel well or is running a fever please have them stay home from school on that day. Please keep in mind that when your child returns to school he/she will be required to go outside during play periods.

Medication
If your child requires medication for any reason it is necessary that you contact the office and fill out a special medical form. Your child’s teacher is NOT permitted to administer medication without this documentation.

Peanut Allergies
Please remember that Liverpool is a ‘nut free’ school. We have students and staff with severe allergies! Do not send any nut food products in lunches. Avoid peanut butter for breakfast as it may also spread by hand/mouth/respiratory transmission.

Please watch the first 5 minutes of this YouTube video " When Food Kills" to realize the seriousness of nut allergies. media type="youtube" key="CjnW5k_XyzM" height="344" width="425"

Immunization
Parents with children entering public schools in the Province of New Brunswick from outside the province or entering Kindergarten are required to provide proof of immunization. A proof of Immunization Requirement or Exemption form is available in the school office. This form must be completed by the child’s physician or by a Public Health Nurse. SCHOOL EXCLUSIONS for communicable diseases.

Flouride Mouthrinse Program
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Head Lice
An information sheet will be sent home in the early fall. From School District 18 Policy ** [|1113.6: Lice] ** **1. GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTION OF AN OUTBREAK OF HEAD LICE:**

1.1 At the beginning of each school year, the principal, or designate, shall provide to parents/guardians information about head lice and the need for them to conduct periodically a thorough check of their child's head to determine if they have lice or nits.

1.2 The principal, or designate, may conduct parent information sessions or distribute literature on the identification and treatment of head lice. Public Health officials may be contacted for assistance in this regard.

1.3 The principal, or designate, shall ensure that cursory head checks are done at the school, if there is suspicion of an outbreak of head lice. However, this does not absolve parents/guardians of their responsibility to conduct a more thorough check at home.

**2. PROCEDURES IN THE EVENT OF AN OUTBREAK OF LICE:**

2.1 When it becomes evident that there is an outbreak of head lice at the school, or when a parent/guardian notifies school officials that their child(ren) has head lice, the principal, or designate, will: i. decide whether to inform either: · the parents/guardians of children who have been exposed to head lice at the school; or · all parents/guardians, or some parents/guardians of children who have been exposed to head lice at the school; or · the parents/guardians of the entire school population. i. communicate to parents/guardians, based on the decision above, that this is not an emergency situation;

ii. ensure that all parents/guardians have written information about the identification and treatment of head lice; and

iii. exclude the student(s) who have an outbreak of lice from attending school until the condition is treated successfully. 2.2 The principal, or designate, shall permit the student(s) to return to school once they have inspected the child and are satisfied that there are no head lice or nits present. 2.3 If insufficient treatment is causing a student or their family to suffer recurrences of head lice, the principal, or designate may offer to contact Public Health officials so that a home contact may be made by a Public Health Nurse to offer advice or assistance.


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