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title: "Is my child too ill for school?"
url: "https://www.belfield.rochdale.sch.uk/news/2020-09-23-is-my-child-too-ill-for-school"
school: "Belfield Community School"
---

# Is my child too ill for school?

  ![Image of Is my child too ill for school?](https://files.schudio.com/belfield-community-school/images/news/0_Boy-with-a-tissue-blowing-his-nose.jpg)  23 September 2020

We are aware that at the moment it is difficult to decide whether to bring your sick child into school or not. There is some guidance issued by the NHS that can be viewed here:

<https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/>

There is also a quick guide for parents/carers about what to when your child has symptoms:

### Covid-19 Absence - A Quick Guide for Parents/Carers

  [covid-19](https://www.belfield.rochdale.sch.uk/news/tag/covid-19) [covid](https://www.belfield.rochdale.sch.uk/news/tag/covid)

 [ DFE Guidance: What Parents and Carers Need to Know about Schools in the Autumn Term ](https://www.belfield.rochdale.sch.uk/news/2020-09-21-dfe-guidance-what-parents-and-carers-need-to-know-about-schools-in-the-autumn-term) [Test and Trace - Information for Parents &amp; Carers ](https://www.belfield.rochdale.sch.uk/news/2020-09-30-test-and-trace-information-for-parents-carers)

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