Protocol and Expectations

SCHOOL-WIDE PROTOCOL

1.  All of the cleaning staff is trained regarding effective cleaning techniques and our protocol.

2.  Bathrooms are cleaned every hour to hour and a half with a bleach solution.

3.  All soap dispensers now have dettol hand soap.

4.  All public areas, such as the cafeteria, canteen and the high school student lounge, will be cleaned before and after each use with a disinfectant solution.

5.  As a school measure, when we reach the second stage of our protocol (more than 5 active cases), we will be using an electronic device to measure body temperature when students and staff enter the campus at the main gate.

6.  Buses will be cleaned before and after each use with a disinfectant solution.

7.  Any students who are ill and must go home because of swine flu symptoms, will be quarantined in a separate room on campus until they are picked up.

PROTOCOL IN CLASSES

1.  Teachers should be monitoring students closely and send them to Sahar with any concerns.

2.  Cleaning of the entire classroom in the morning and afternoon with a disinfectant solution.

3.  Each classroom will have antibacterial gel available for teachers to use at their discretion.

4.  All classrooms will have an ample supply of tissues.

5.  Teachers will be provided with disinfectant solution spray and a clean cloth to spot clean high      usage areas throughout the day.

EXPECTATIONS AT HOME

1.   Parents should continue to monitor the health of their child and keep them home when they have symptoms. (Please reference our protocol using the link at the bottom of this page for specific information.)

2.   Parents should be reinforcing good hygiene.  Parents should remind students to wash their hands often, sneeze and cough into a tissue, do not touch their face.

3.  Parents can send antibacterial gel, dettol wipes, and tissues to school for children to keep in their desks, if they wish.

Pandemic

A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious  disease that is spreading through human populations across a large region; for instance a continent, or even worldwide. A widespread endemic disease that is stable in terms of how many people are getting sick from it is not a pandemic. Further, flu pandemics exclude seasonal flu. Throughout history there have been a number of pandemics, such as smallpox and tuberculosis. More recent pandemics include the HIV pandemic and the 2009 flu pandemic.

Resources

Pandemic Information - http://www.pandemicflu.gov/

CDC - http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1FLU/

World Health Organization - http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/

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