ISB STUDENT HEALTH POLICY Approved 19th August 2010
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS
Indonesia has many endemic diseases and potential risks to health. To ensure that the health of students and employees is protected as far as possible, ISB has adopted the following health requirements, screening tests, and procedures:
Admission:
To attend ISB, a new student must comply with the following health requirements within 30 days of their first day of attendance. Continuing students must provide updated information every three years:
a) Immunizations:
- Required: Vaccinations for the following are both recommended by World Health Organization (WHO Recommended Routine Immunizations for Children) and are routinely administered to all children in Indonesia. Tuberculosis (BCG); Tetanus; Diphtheria; Pertussis (Whooping Cough); Polio; Measles; Hepatitis B.
- Recommended: The following vaccinations are also recommended by the World Health Organization, and we urge you consider these; Haemophilus influenzae b (hib); Pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae); Rotavirus; Mumps, Rubella.
A photocopy of the student’s immunization book is required to provide evidence of the dates vaccinations were completed.
b) Tuberculosis:
If a child has not been vaccinated for TB (BCG vaccination), parents must provide evidence that the child has undergone tuberculosis screening within 12 months prior to the date of admission, either by a PPD Mantoux test or a Chest X-ray. This must then be repeated every three years whilst the child remains at ISB.
c) Health Form:
Provide the School with the completed ISB Student Health Form, including medical consents and full details of any medical conditions such as allergies, chronic conditions, and congenital abnormalities. Students who fail to provide a properly completed ISB Student Health Form within the specified period may be excluded from attendance.
Student sickness:
If a student is sick they should remain at home and parents must notify the school at their earliest convenience by ringing the school office.
If the child is diagnosed with a contagious disease or sickness, including, but not limited to, those conditions listed under Appendix 1, parents must inform the school immediately and a doctor’s certificate from a medical practitioner approved by the school shall be required before the child may return to school. This should confirm that the student is fit to return to school and poses no risk to other ISB community members.
Failure to inform the school, when the parent of the student is knowledgeable of a medical condition that may put the student or the health of other ISB community members at risk, may result in the student being withdrawn from the school.
Medical Endemic
In the event of an outbreak of ‘Avian Flu’ or similar risk of a highly contagious infestation, then the ‘Avian Flu Plan’ procedure shall come into affect.
