Dear Parents/Carers,

Contagious illnesses like gastroenteritis (gastro), flu, colds, fevers may at times impact on students across our school system.

There has been an increase in the number of outbreaks of gastro at Campbell Primary School this week and we all need to do our part to help prevent further spread. Health Guidelines state that students should say home for 48 hours after symptoms have stopped.

For more information about viral gastroenteritis – including the spread, symptoms and treatment of gastro - please read the ACT Health factsheet at What is Viral Gastroenteritis (act.gov.au)

Anyone with vomiting or diarrhoea should rest at home and not attend work, school or childcare, or visit a hospital or residential care facility, until vomiting and diarrhoea have stopped for 48 hours (2 days). During this time, they should not prepare food for others, or care for patients, children or the elderly.

Further information can be found on the ACT Health Fact Sheet on Viral Gastroenteritis at this link:

https://www.health.act.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-03/What%20is%20viral%20gastroenteritis.pdf