From the Principal

Werte

The risk of COVID-19 infections being acquired and passed on to others spreading within our learning community is significantly reduced if members of our learning community are vaccinated.  Until 15 June 2022, staff members, contractors and volunteers at our learning community were required to comply with a legal Direction from the Chief Health Officer on COVID-19 vaccinations. The Direction has been lifted and our learning community now has the responsibility for determining any vaccination requirements. Together in consultation with our stakeholders and endorsed by our Board Living Waters has developed a policy. This policy contains the vaccination requirements to apply in our learning community.

Volunteers

All volunteers who spend other than incidental time indoors with staff and students (other than their own children) at our learning community will be required to have at least three TGA approved COVID-19 vaccinations. 

In exceptional circumstances, the Principal may grant an exemption to volunteers. In exceptional circumstances, the Chair of the Board of the learning community may grant an exemption to a Board member. If a volunteer or Board member has been granted an exemption they must, when volunteering or attending a Board meeting:

• Undertake a Rapid Antigen Test before attending the learning community; 
• Wear a surgical mask at all times while indoors at the learning community; and
• When volunteering or attending a Board meeting, wear a surgical mask at all times while indoors or in a vehicle with staff or students (other than their own children).

If a volunteer is required to undertake a Rapid Antigen Test, the learning community may require the volunteer to provide reasonable evidence that they have undertaken the test.

Contractors and employees of contractors

Contractors and employees of contractors who spend other than incidental time indoors with staff and students (other than their own children) at our learning community will be required to have at least three TGA approved COVID-19 vaccinations. 

There may be some circumstances where it may not be feasible for our learning community to enforce this requirement, including because of contractual arrangements already established or urgent circumstances. Where that is the case, the contractors and employees of contractors will be expected to wear a mask at all times while indoors and, if feasible, undertake a Rapid Antigen Test each day before attending our learning community.

Parents and visitors

It is preferable that all visitors to our learning community are vaccinated. However, they are not required to be vaccinated because of the limited amount of time that they spend at our learning community and the disruption such a requirement would cause.

Please email me if you require any more information lisa.goldsworthy@ntschools.net 

Mrs Lisa Goldsworthy