School Nurse

There is a nurse on campus from 8 AM to 5:30 PM daily.

This includes during after school sports and activities, as well as during special school events.

For large athletic competitions hosted by ASW, we also have first aid trained personnel on hand to attend to the health needs of school athletes.

Should you have any health-related questions, feel free to contact us by phone at 22 502 8537 or by email to schoolnurses@aswarsaw.org.

Illness Protocol

Illness Protocol

To help prevent the spread of illnesses at school and to help a student recover fast from illness, the following recommendations are given.

1. Keep your child home from school when he/she has any of the following symptoms:

Signs of severe illness including fever of 38 C or 100.4 F, irritability and difficulty breathing.
A suspected communicable disease, cold or Flu symptoms with a severe runny nose or persistent cough.
Frequent and/or hard coughing
Vomiting in the last 24 hours.
Loose and/or watery bowel movements (diarrhea) in the last 24 hours or stools that contain blood or mucous.
Head lice
Drainage from ears or eyes
Unidentified or questionable rash until the doctor has determined it is not caused by an infectious disease.

2.Your child may return to school when:

He/she has a normal temperature for the past 24 hours without the help of a fever reducing medication like Paracetamol, Tylenol (APAP) or Ibuprofen
He/she feels well enough to be in school for the full day and to go outside for recess
There is no vomiting and/or loose stool for at least a day
After head lice treatment

after your doctor has approved that your child can return to school after illness

If the student is unwell, parents must inform the appropriate school office that he/she will be absent at the start of the school day.

Any student who has been diagnosed with a communicable disease must inform the Nurse’s Office of the diagnosis when it is made. And when returning to school present a medical practitioner’s note stating that the student is no longer contagious and is fit to return to school BEFORE going to class.

We also encourage everyone to often wash their hands with soap and water, cover coughs and sneezes, drink plenty of water and dress appropriately for the weather.