--- title: "Illness and Absence" url: "https://scholesji.org.uk/parents/illness-and-absence" school: "Scholes Junior & Infant School" --- # Illness and Absence ### Contact Us If your child is ill you must let the school know. You can do this by calling the school on 682190 and leaving a message or speaking to a member of staff. You can also let the class teacher know directly. **[NHS - Is My Child Too Ill for School (click)](https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/)** Please click on the NHS link above to find advice on a range of medical conditions --- ### Diarrhoea and/or vomiting Recommended period to be kept away from school: 48 hours after the last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting. --- ### Chicken Pox Recommended period to be kept away from school: 5 days from onset of rash. Chickenpox is a common childhood illness that causes a rash of itchy spots that turn to fluid-filled blisters --- ### German Measles/ Rubella Recommended period to be kept away from school: 6 days from onset of rash. A red-pink rash is a common symptom of rubella --- ### Impetigo Recommended period to be kept away from school: Until lesions are crusted and healed, or 48 hours after commencing antibiotic treatment. **Impetigo is a highly contagious skin infection which causes sores and blisters. It's very common and affects mainly children.** --- ### Measles Recommended period to be kept away from school: 4 days from onset of rash. --- ### Shingles Recommended period to be kept away from school: Exclude only if rash is weeping and cannot be covered **Shingles is an infection of a nerve and the skin around it. It is caused by the herpes varicella-zoster virus, which also causes chickenpox.** --- ### Meningitis Links to useful sites and symptom checker **[Meningitis Research Foundation](http://www.meningitis.org/symptoms/young-people)** Signs & Symptoms (Babies, Toddlers, Young children) 1.45 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/scholes-junior-and-infant-school/files/documents/parents/signs-symptoms-babies-toddlers-young-children.pdf) Signs & Symptoms (Teenagers, Young Adults, Adults) 1.35 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/scholes-junior-and-infant-school/files/documents/parents/signs-symptoms-teenagers-young-adults-adults.pdf) ### Parents - [Term Dates & School Day](https://scholesji.org.uk/parents/termdates) - [Admissions](https://scholesji.org.uk/parents/admissions) - [Online Safety](https://scholesji.org.uk/parents/online-safety) - [Useful Forms](https://scholesji.org.uk/parents/useful-forms) - [Illness and Absence](https://scholesji.org.uk/parents/illness-and-absence) - [School Uniform](https://scholesji.org.uk/parents/school-uniform) - [School Meals](https://scholesji.org.uk/parents/school-meals) - [Parent Pay](https://scholesji.org.uk/parents/parent-pay) - [Wraparound Care](https://scholesji.org.uk/parents/wraparound-care) - [External Links](https://scholesji.org.uk/parents/external-links) - [Arbor - Parent Communication App](https://scholesji.org.uk/parents/arbor) - [New Starters](https://scholesji.org.uk/parents/new-starters-2026) Wadman Road Scholes, Holmfirth HD9 1SZ [01484 682190](tel:01484682190) © Copyright 2024–2026 Scholes Junior & Infant School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://scholesji.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)