Class Attendance

I have received calls from some parents regarding the level of attendance of children in their child’s class in order for the parents to discern if there are any increased absences due to sickness which would assist them in ensuring the health and wellbeing of their own families. We are no longer obliged by the Department of Health to notify families of positive cases of COVID-19 in classes, however, I appreciate that the provision of updates of objective information regarding class attendance levels may assist in the wellbeing of some families who may have members who are immune-compromised, especially in the light of media coverage indicating the cases of COVID-19 and influenza in the wider community. As such, we will include class attendance for the preceding week in the Newsletter this term to assist some families in supporting their own wellbeing, and I certainly encourage families with concerns and/or questions to, in the first instance, contact me (Mr Linhart) to hopefully answer any questions relating to school information rather than relying on piecemeal information from other sources. As of next week, we hope to be able to provide a weekly update on the class percentages of absentees.