First Aid and Sick Bay
The Meadows Public School is equipped with a sick bay and we have trained First Aid Officers to handle any accident or sickness that occurs at school.
If a student suffers an injury to the head area at school, parent/carers will be notified as soon as possible as a precaution. Parents/carers will be advised if the injury is serious enough for their child to be picked up from school - this is not often the case. Concussions can be serious and symptoms are not always evident at the time of injury, so if you are asked to pick your child up from school, please be mindful of this.
If your child is genuinely not feeling well in the morning before school, please do not send them to school.
Our sick bay is for short stays only. Students who are sent to the sick bay will be kept there for a short time, and when they are feeling better they will be sent back to class. If your child is considered to be too ill to stay at school, you will be contacted and asked to come and pick them up.
Medication
Staff at The Meadows Public School are permitted to administer prescribed medications only. The Department requires that any student requiring medication at school needs a schedule completed by their Doctor and an indemnity by parents. All student medication must be left at the office. Medication must not be sent to school with children, it must be delivered to the School Office by parents/carers.
Detailed information can be found here on the DoE's website Administration of medication
*** Please collect a form from the School Office if you require your child to have prescribed medication administered at school.
Health Care Plans: Anaphylaxis, Allergies, Asthma etc.
If your child has a health care plan for anaphylaxis, an allergy or asthma please notify the school upon enrolment or once diagnosed. It is important for the school to be kept up to date with all medical issues in case of emergency.