Student health is critical for academic success and overall well-being. Our health office supports this by offering essential medical services, health education, and preventive care. We also provide resources on common health concerns and required medical forms for students.

Please let the nurse know if:

-If your child has any health problems (ex. asthma, diabetes, etc.)
-If new health problems should occur during the school year
-If your child will be absent for three or more days

Please report all communicable diseases to the school nurse as soon as the child is diagnosed. 

WHEN TO KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME
Please do not send your child to school if you suspect a fever, rash, or other signs of illness. If your child exhibits the following symptoms at home, please follow these guidelines:

Rash
Any child with an unexplained rash or eye inflammation must be kept home until a diagnosis is made by a physician.

Fever
If a fever is present during an illness, the child should be kept home until the temperature is normal for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication, and all symptoms have disappeared.

Cold 
A student with acute early symptoms of a common cold should stay at home to prevent serious developments and also to protect classmates from exposure to illness. If this practice is followed, fewer absences due to respiratory illness will occur.

Stomachache
If a child complains of a stomachache in the morning, keep the child at home. If nothing further develops, the child should return to school the following day. Note: Any child who is nauseated or has vomited during the night should be kept at home for observation.

Head Lice
We have recently had questions regarding the current practice of responding to head lice reports or prevention in our schools. Click HERE for complete details. 

ILLNESS DURING SCHOOL HOURS
If your child becomes ill at school, the nurse will notify you or the person designated on your emergency card. We do not transport children home unless it is a true emergency. Please notify the people you indicate on your emergency card that they have been listed for emergency care. It is very important to notify the office of any changes in phone numbers or names of persons to be notified.

Please Be Aware: the school nurse has the responsibility only for immediate and temporary first aid. In all emergencies, the responsibility for care, treatment, and transportation of the child will be transferred to the parent, guardian, or parental designate as soon as possible. The nurse is obligated to treat only injuries that occur on school property or school buses. A dressing (bandage) applied by the family physician or parent may be reinforced if necessary, but not changed.

IMMUNIZATIONS AND PHYSICALS
Before a student enters school, proof of immunization must be shown. Transfer students within NYS must also show proof of immunizations, those transferring from out of state have 30 days to show proof of these immunizations.

NYS Law requires a health examination for all students entering the school district for the first time and when entering Pre-K, K, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11. The health form HERE is the only one that will be accepted for health exams.

MEDICATION POLICY
If a child must receive medication during school hours, New York State law requires that the school nurse must have a written order from a physician and a parent's written request to give the child the medication. 

Parents must deliver the medication to school (no medications should be brought on the bus with students). Students are never to keep medications of any kind (this includes cough drops and aspirin) on them or in any of their belongings unless a self-medication form has been completed by the parent and physician for age-appropriate students.

Medications administered at school must include

The written order of your physician specifying diagnosis, medication, (possible side effect), dosage, frequency, and the time for giving this medication.

-The written request of the parent, requesting that school personnel administer the medication as ordered.

-The original, labeled bottle from the pharmacy that indicates the date, name of the child, name of the physician, medication dosage, and frequency. You might want to ask the pharmacist for a second bottle for school so that medication can be left in school and not be transported daily.

Medications administered on field trips 
School personnel, other than the nurse, are not allowed to dispense medication. If your child is on daily medication, please contact the nurse to discuss how this will be handled when the class has a scheduled field trip