HEALTH POLICY

Teachers will politely decline to teach anyone with observable symptoms of a cold or flu.

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We hear it nearly every day during the flu season: "They're not contagious anymore!", or "They've been at school all day, they're fine!", or "I'm a doctor, I'd know!"

Whether a person is actually sick or contagious is not up for debate. Maybe there's illness, maybe there isn't, but if we can observe symptoms, such as coughing, sniffling, a nasally voice, etc, we're not taking our chances. 

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For the well-being of all and the continuity of everyone’s lessons, stay home if you or the children in your care are sick. When our teachers get sick, as many as 15-20 students miss out. Some students regularly sit exams; many have missed crucial lessons leading up to their exams due to teacher illness. Our teachers lose income as a result, too. 

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If you drop off a child with symptoms and leave, we will contact you and have them wait for you in the waiting area. They will not be permitted to be in the play area.

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All staff have been directed to uphold this policy. If you have any concerns about it or a staff member's decision to decline a lesson, please direct them to Steve—the staff are just following directives. 

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We take this policy very seriously. If you breach this policy, we may cancel your enrolment without a refund.

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