Keep sickness at home

Woy Woy Public School principal Ms Ona Buckley has encourage parents to keep sick children home from school to prevent the spreading of the cold and flu.

"At the beginning of the term, we sent home a section in the newsletter from the Department of Education and Training regarding cold and flu management," Ms Buckley said.

"It is concerning to see so many of our students ending up in the school sick bay with cold and flu like symptoms.

"Sick children with colds and flu need to be kept home and well rested so they can have time to recover from the illness.

"When they come to school ill, with a cold or flu, they not only infect other students but are not able to concentrate or work properly at school."

Ms Buckley said it was the school's policy to ring parents to collect sick children from the school sick bay.

Newsletter, 18 Aug 2009 Ona Buckley, Woy Woy Public School