{"id":1185,"date":"2020-05-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cos.p10.sol1.net\/uncategorized\/how-to-stay-protected-from-illness-at-school-for-staff-and-students\/"},"modified":"2024-01-25T05:05:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T05:05:37","slug":"illness-at-school-for-staff-and-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/cospedia\/illness-at-school-for-staff-and-students","title":{"rendered":"How to Stay Protected from Illness at School"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Anyone who has ever worked in a school, or sent a child to one knows that germs and viruses can sweep through a school faster than news of the next supermarket collectible. If a clean and hygienic environment isn\u2019t maintained teachers, students, and staff are left vulnerable to all kinds of nasty bugs and bacteria, and therefore increased illness at school.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dealing with Illness at School<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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For parents of children returning to school full-time, the guidelines are clear \u2013 keep your child home if they are unwell. The problem is it\u2019s not always so easy to tell if a child is in fact, contagious. Many viruses are contagious well before symptoms appear, and while the common cold and flu is most infectious during the first five days kids can continue to be infectious for a further two weeks, even after they feel better, making it near impossible for parents to know for sure if it\u2019s safe to send them back to school.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

It\u2019s simply not realistic to depend solely on a parent\u2019s understanding of when, and how long their child is contagious. So, good hygiene remains the best defence against the spread of illness at school.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Spread of Germs <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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A study conducted by the University of Arizona placed a virus on just one commonly-touched surface (such as a door knob or bench top) within an organisation.\u00a0 Throughout the day, researchers checked a variety of other surfaces throughout the entire institution. They found that within two to four hours, the virus had spread to almost 60% of surfaces.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

When high-touch, shared surfaces are not cleaned and disinfected efficiently, germs and bacteria can spread quickly and easily, and a highly-contagious virus or infection can make illness at school endemic in no time. Keeping a ready supply on\u00a0hand sanitiser<\/a>\u00a0available can cut down on touch-based transmission.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

For the safety and well-being of all students and staff, keeping a clean and hygienic environment each and every day is vital.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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It's a Matter of Cleanliness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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When it comes down to it, the best way to protect staff and students from illness at school is with thorough, and regular cleaning. Waiting for the cleaning staff to do the job at the end of the school day is not effective in stopping the spread of <\/span>germs,<\/span> regular cleaning of high-touch surfaces throughout the day is <\/span>needed<\/span>\u00a0for proper protection from illness at school.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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