What if my child is unable to return to school for medical reasons?
We understand that there are students, or family members living with students, who have medical conditions that make it unsafe for them to return into the community at this stage. As long as we have medical evidence of these conditions, students will be marked as "Flexible attendance" and can continue learning from home. Parents who are uncomfortable sending their children to school at the moment can also make the decision to keep their children home and this will be marked as "explained absence". They can still complete their learning from home. A key difference from our remote learning model is that there will not be zoom lessons available, but there will be learning materials available in google classroom for students to complete. Students should contact their teachers if they are having trouble with this work and we will do our best to ensure all students can continue with their learning.
A form was sent to parents last week to indicate if you were going to keep your children at home and the reasons for this. We will update our records based on this information. We will require the medical evidence to be able to mark students as 'flexible attendance'. In some cases we already have this evidence and in many cases we will require evidence. If you are unsure please contact Mrs Healey in the office to discuss.