School closures have been mentioned a lot in the media as a potential means to slow the spread of the virus and minimise the risk that the health care system is going to be overwhelmed.  Currently, the government has not recommended school closures although this may change. This is a separate issue to the question of whether immunocompromised children should avoid school to minimise their risk of infection. Until this point, the infection has not been widespread in the community and our assessment has been that it was safe for children receiving treatment to continue to attend school. Some, but not all, Australian children’s cancer centres are now recommending that children who are receiving therapy or who have had a BMT within the past 12 months should not attend school. This will depend upon local policy and the number of cases in a particular community. Please refer to your own treating centre for current recommendations regarding school attendance. It should be noted that the risks related to going to school are no more and in fact, may be less than attending shopping centres, going to the movies or attending gatherings with groups of more than a few people. Therefore, if your child’s treating centre recommends that your child should not attend school, they are in fact recommending that you should institute these other strict social isolation precautions. Removing your child from school without instituting these other isolation precautions will only provide marginal benefit. It should also be noted that it is likely that these precautions will be required for several months.