Rear entrance of the Eilermark School.

Illness and
sick note

Illness and sick leave

Illness and sick leave

If your child is ill, please report it to the class teacher via SchoolFox in good time before the start of lessons.

In the event of illness directly before or after the vacation, we must request a doctor's certificate.

If your child or a person living in the household has been diagnosed by a doctor with one of the infectious diseases listed below, your child may no longer attend school for as long as prescribed by the doctor in accordance with the Infection Protection Act (IfSG). Please inform us immediately if one of the following diagnoses has been made.


The Infection Protection Act (IfSG) stipulates that your child is not allowed to go to school if ...

  • it has contracted an infection: diphtheria, cholera, typhoid, tuberculosis, diarrhea caused by EHEC bacteria, whooping cough, measles, mumps, scarlet fever, chickenpox, meningitis caused by Hib bacteria, meningococcal infections, scabies, contagious bark lichen, hepatitis A and bacterial dysentery.
  • there is a head lice infestation and the treatment has not yet been successfully completed.
  • the child has contracted or is suspected of having contracted infectious gastroenteritis (gastrointestinal disease) before the age of 6.

For further information, please read this leaflet.