Bethany Christian School Health and Safety

Health and Safety

Illness Policies

Your child's health is of great importance to us. Below are listed some guidelines we enforce at Bethany Christian School. Please do not bring your child to school if any of the following symptoms are present:

he/she has a fever or has had a fever during the previous 24-hour period
he/she has a heavy nasal discharge
he/she has a constant cough or is unable to lie comfortably due to cough
he/she has vomited during the previous 24-hour period
he/she has drainage from the eyes
he/she has a rash
he/she has had diarrhea during the previous 24-hour period
he/she has symptoms of a possible communicable disease
he/she needs more care than the teachers can give while caring for the other children
he/she cannot comfortably participate in routine activities at school

If a child becomes ill while at school, we will care for that child until the parent or authorized adult can arrive. All parents need to have emergency plans established in case your child becomes ill. Parents are asked to notify the school within 24 hours if their child has any communicable disease (see communicable diseases at the back of this handbook). The program will then notify all parents in writing when the children in the program have been exposed. (Our toys, cribs, and tables are disinfected daily with a bleach solution.)

Medical Emergency

Should an accident, illness or injury occur during school hours, the following procedures will be followed:

Staff will contact one or both of the parents.
If the parents or the alternate emergency number cannot be reached, the Director will contact the doctor listed on your Emergency Authorization form. Upon his recommendation, a staff member will take your child to the doctor's office or the emergency room at Texas Children's Hospital or the hospital listed on your form.

Please inform the office immediately if any emergency numbers should change.

Parking Lot Safety

When driving, parking, or walking, please watch out for children. The gate to the parking lot on Eastside will always be locked. The gate on Bammel Lane will be open for you to enter the parking lot. NO parking is allowed by the sidewalk. DO NOT PARK anywhere except in designated parking spaces, even when it rains. It is dangerous for small children to try to cross between parked cars. Please review these rules with your child's nanny or anyone else who drives your child to school or picks them up from school.