Health Centre

Children with food allergies

EHPS has a number of children who suffer from severe life-threatening food allergies known as anaphylaxis. 

Any food can cause anaphylaxis but generally these foods account for 90% of all reactions:  Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Shellfish, Fish, Milk, Egg, Sesame, Soy and Wheat.

We also have many children with other various food allergies. 

Any food brought into the school can have serious consequences to children at risk. 

We ask parents, students, and staff to be sensitive to the critical needs of these children at school who have severe food allergies. 

Due to the large number of children with nut allergies we request that nuts, foods that contain nuts and nut products such as Nutella and peanut butter are not consumed at school at any time. 

Please discuss with your child no sharing of food at any time. 

Also, if you received a medical, allergy or an asthma plan from the Health Centre to complete with your child’s doctor, could you please return the completed form to the Health Centre so we can safely manage your child’s condition while they are at school. 

Illness at School

Please be aware that we have had confirmed cases in our school of COVID19 this week. 

We do not diagnose this at school, but if children are unwell at school, your child will be sent to the Health Centre and parents will be asked to collect them. 

Please keep unwell children at home until all their symptoms have resolved. If a COVID test is positive, please advise the school and keep home for five days and all symptoms have resolved.

If you need to administer Nurofen or Panadol to your child in the morning before school, then your child is not well enough for school.

These drugs wear off around lunch time and the student starts to feel unwell again.  These drugs camouflage underlining illnesses and the germs can still spread.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in helping making Essex Heights safe for all. 

Julie Zuk 

First Aid Officer