Maintaining good hygiene standards is an important way to reduce the risk of acquiring and spreading respiratory infections using infection control guidelines. The Department of Education has made their infection control procedures available and it provides a range of practical strategies for schools to prevent transmission of infectious diseases. Schools are reminded to provide appropriate handwashing soap as hand washing is the single most effective way to reduce the spread of germs that cause respiratory disease.

Here at St Kevin’s we have soap containers and air hand dryers in every toilet area or cubicle. Please teach your children how to use soap to wash their hands thoroughly. Staff will instruct the younger students how to dry their hands using the air dryers. We also ask you to remind your children to flush the toilet after use. It is another way to reduce the risk of infection spreading.