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Parents' Handbook 2019 – 2020 49 In 2017 TFS began a collaboration with Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Concussion Program. Together, we execute a comprehensive concussion strategy that includes greater concussion education and awareness for parents and students, increased training for staff and coaches, volunteer opportunities, policy and protocol refinement, and services. This collaboration focuses on getting our students who have sustained a concussion, back to doing what they love, including learning, recreational activities and competitive sports. If you think your child has sustained a concussion, please follow these instructions: - Visit an emergency room/walk-in clinic or your family physician as soon as possible, to diagnose the injury and rule out anything more serious. - Inform the school via the Guidance Counsellor as soon as a diagnosis is made. This will ensure the school procedures and strategies are put into place to support a positive recovery. - Read the Concussion & You Handbook at http://www.hollandbloorview.ca/ concussionhandbook. Informed by experts from Holland Bloorview, this handbook is designed to help with concussion management and recovery. IMMUNIZATION OF STUDENTS AT TFS All students attending schools in Ontario must, by law, follow the province's immunization requirements. Before a child starts attending TFS, parents must submit immunization details to the school, in addition to the appropriate public health department. Annually thereafter, parents are required to provide such records directly to Toronto and/or Peel Public Health departments. In accordance with Ontario's Immunization of Pupils Act (1990), any student whose record of immunization is not up-to-date may be suspended from the school. Therefore, a photocopy of any additional vaccines or booster shots that your child received since entering TFS must be brought to the Branch Office. Those who have not provided the immunization records of their child(ren) to the health departments of Toronto and/or Peel will be notified by them. At such a time that an outbreak of a contagious illness occurs, and there is a concern over the illness spreading, parents of children who have not been immunized may receive an order from their respective public health department preventing them from sending their child(ren) to school, until the outbreak has ceased. For more information, please contact Toronto Public Health or Peel Public Health. MEDICATION AND ILLNESS If your child needs to take medication while at school, the Medication Information Form must be updated online. Childcare locations will require parents to provide hard copies with all required signatures. For a serious and long-term administration of medicine, such as EpiPen or Ritalin, the Administration of Prescribed Medication Form must be completed by a doctor and returned to the Branch Office as well. Under no circumstances will the school administer medicine of any kind without written parental permission. We ask you not to send children to school if they are unwell or seem to be developing an illness. This is particularly important during the winter season in order to avoid the spreading of viruses and bacteria. If your child develops a fever or is unwell during the day, you will be contacted immediately and will be asked to make the necessary arrangements for your child to be taken home. Please let the office know if your child has been exposed to an infectious condition such as chicken pox, lice or strep throat. A reminder: the best way to prevent any contamination is by washing hands thoroughly and regularly.

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