1/12/2021: Letter from the Chief Medical Officer to Parents

30/11/2021: Guidance on the Use of Face Coverings in Primary Schools

25/11/2021: Department of Education Letter to Parents on the use of Antigen Tests in schools

If your child has any symptoms of COVID-19, including a new cough, shortness of breath, high temperature, sore throat, they should self-isolate at home and you should book a COVID-19 PCR test for them. PCR tests can be booked here: https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/covid19/testing/get-tested/

Children who have symptoms should not use antigen tests, they should stay at home and organise a PCR test for Covid-19. If a parent/guardian has any concerns about their child they should contact their GP, as per normal.

From 29 November 2021, if a parent or guardian receives a positive (detected) PCR COVID-19 test result for their child, we are asking that they contact their child’s school principal immediately to let them know.  Please consult the following flow chart to see what happens next:

 

 Isolation Quick Guide for Parents and Guardians of children older than 3 months and up to 13 years of age (Source HPSC Last Updated 30/11/2021)