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Parents' Handbook 2024– 2025 37 evacuation of a school building and may require steps to isolate students and staff from danger by instituting a school lockdown. In a lockdown situation, all students are kept in classrooms or other designated locations that are away from the danger. The school conducts two annual lockdown drills at each branch to familiarize occupants with these procedures. STUDENT AND VISITOR ENTRANCE PROCEDURES We have additional safety measures to further enhance campus security. Keyless entry systems are in use on certain doors and security cameras monitor entrances. All visitors (including parents) are asked to report to reception, so we can know at all times who is present in the school. Access cards are in use for Senior School students and TFS staff, allowing them entry during specific times. These cards can also be used when borrowing materials from the library and purchasing food in the cafeteria or items from the TFS Shop. STUDENT MEDICAL INFORMATION As part of our Safe School Policy, it is essential that parents with a student new to TFS complete medical information, and parents of returning students update their child's medical information every year, before the first day of school. Student medical information resides in a dedicated student health record database with unique access control. With this system, parents or guardians will have continuous access to their child's health record as well as the ability to make updates when needed. Please visit the TFS Parent Portal (Veracross) to access Magnus Health, using your TFS Username and Password. Parents and guardians of children placed in TFS childcare locations, including JDE (toddler) and PK, must complete and sign all relevant paperwork at the school, as stipulated by childcare legislation. Individual medical concerns should be brought to the attention of and discussed clearly with school nurses before the start of school. Please alert the school nurses in the event of any change to your child's medical information during the year and update their record on Magnus Health. ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS In case of an emergency: - Parents will be contacted; - If the parents cannot be reached, the emergency number indicated on the child's medical profile will be called; and - If neither parent nor the emergency contact person can be reached, the school will arrange to have the child accompanied to hospital by a staff member. ANAPHYLAXIS POLICY HIGHLIGHTS 1) Information And Awareness Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can lead to rapid death if left untreated. For many Canadians who suffer from extreme life-threatening allergies, exposure to even a minute amount of the substance to which they are allergic can trigger an anaphylactic reaction. Although peanuts and peanut products are the most common foods to cause anaphylaxis, other foods such as nuts, fish, eggs, shellfish, sulphites, milk and sesame seeds, as well as other substances such as bee stings and latex can cause this dangerous condition. In recent years, anaphylaxis has increased dramatically among children and adolescents. The recommended emergency treatment for a person suffering an anaphylactic reaction is the administration of epinephrine (adrenaline) by an auto-injector (e.g., EpiPen). The person affected must then be rushed to hospital to receive further medical attention, even if the symptoms decrease with the administration of epinephrine. 2) Avoidance The school cannot assume responsibility for providing a completely allergen-free environment. As a nut- restricted school, we have established procedures for staff, students, parents and visitors to reduce the risk

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