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OTHER ILLNESSES
Follow this advice if your child does not have coronavirus symptoms or they had a test and it was negative (they do not have coronavirus).
Vomiting and diarrhoea
Children with diarrhoea or vomiting should stay away from school for 2 days after their symptoms have gone.
To help avoid spreading an infection:
Do
- Wash your hands with soap and water frequently
- Wash any clothing or bedding that has poo or vomit on it separately on a hot wash
- Clean toilet seats, flush handles, taps, surfaces and door handles every day
- Do not prepare food for other people, if possible
- Do not share towels, flannels, cutlery or utensils
- Do not use a swimming pool until 2 weeks after the symptoms stop
Coughs and colds
It's fine to send your child to school with a minor cough or common cold. But if they have a fever, keep them off school until the fever goes.
Encourage your child to throw away any used tissues and to wash their hands regularly.
High temperature
If your child has a high temperature, keep them off school until it goes away.
Cold sores
Kissing a baby if you have a cold sore can lead to neonatal herpes, which is very dangerous to newborn babies.
There's no need to keep your child off school if they have a cold sore.
Encourage them not to touch the blister or kiss anyone while they have the cold sore, or to share things like cups and towels.
Conjunctivitis
You don't need to keep your child away from school if they have conjunctivitis.
Do get advice from your pharmacist. Encourage your child not to rub their eyes and to wash their hands regularly.
Ear infection
If your child has an ear infection and a high temperature or severe earache, keep them off school until they're feeling better or their high temperature goes away.
Hand, foot and mouth disease
If your child has hand, foot and mouth disease but seems well enough to go to school, there's no need to keep them off.
Encourage your child to throw away any used tissues straight away and to wash their hands regularly.
Impetigo
If your child has impetigo, they'll need treatment from a local doctor, often with antibiotics.
Keep them off school until all the sores have crusted over and healed, or for 48 hours after they start antibiotic treatment.
Encourage your child to wash their hands regularly and not to share things like towels and cups with other children at school.
Scarlet fever
If your child has scarlet fever, they'll need treatment with antibiotics from a local doctor. Otherwise they'll be infectious for 2 to 3 weeks.
Your child can go back to school 24 hours after starting antibiotics.
Slapped cheek syndrome (fifth disease)
You don't need to keep your child off school if they have slapped cheek syndrome, because once the rash appears, they're no longer infectious.
If you suspect your child has slapped cheek syndrome, take them to see a local doctor and let their school know if they're diagnosed with it.