STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES

The Health Office is staffed by one full time and two half time 
school nurses and is located on the first floor in a corner office 
facing Westfield Road.  The nurses administer first aid in the case 
of an accident or illness during school hours.  In the event a 
student becomes ill and needs to go home, the nurse will notify the 
parent for permission to release the child from school.  It is 
extremely important that you complete and sign the yellow student 
emergency card for the health office staff.  This will provide the 
nurses with daytime phone numbers and the names of at least two 
other adults who will be responsible for your child if you cannot be 
reached.  When choosing an alternate contact, consider if they are 
local and available to provide care and transportation for your 
child during the school day.  It is important to keep this 
information on the emergency card current.  A new emergency card 
must be filled out each school year and returned to the health 
office. Only health information noted on the back of the E.R. Card 
by Parent/Guardian will be shared with your child�s teachers.

School nurses provide health education and counseling as needed and 
conduct a variety of screenings as mandated by State and district 
guidelines. At least once during the high school years, each student 
is screened for height, weight, blood pressure, vision and hearing.  
Students will be screened in 9th and 11th grade for scoliosis unless 
the student has submitted proof of a physical examination or the 
parent requests in writing that the student be exempt from the 
screening.  State guidelines are followed to monitor student 
immunization records and tuberculosis skin testing.  Mantoux skin 
testing for tuberculosis is currently required for some new students 
entering from specific countries. You will be contacted by the 
school nurse if your child requires testing.

Physical examinations are required for all new students entering the 
district and all candidates for athletic teams.  It is recommended, 
but not required, that your child have a physical examination by 
your private physician at least once during the high school years. 

Each candidate for a school athletic team is to be examined within 
365 days prior to the first practice session. A full report of the 
examination must be documented on the state approved sports form� 
Part B�, dated and signed by your private physician (note: your 
doctor can leave no blanks on this form). In addition, a Health 
History Questionnaire �Part A� and Sport Participation Card must be 
completed by parent/guardian and submitted to the school nurse, 
prior to the first practice session. The school nurse will bring 
these forms to the School Medical Director for his approval.  No 
student will be allowed to participate until approved by the School 
Medical Director.  For any succeeding sport (within 365 days of 
sport physical exam) just a new Health History Questionnaire and 
Participation Card must be filled out and signed by the 
parent/guardian and student and returned to the nurse for 
processing. Once the forms are submitted, please allow 3-5 working 
days for these forms to be processed and approved.

Medication should be administered at home as much as possible. The 
school does not routinely supply or dispense any over the counter 
medication such as aspirin or Tylenol.  When absolutely necessary, 
medication will be administered by the school nurse upon written 
request from the parent/guardian along with written orders from the 
student�s private physician detailing the diagnosis, name of drug, 
dosage and time to be administered. The medication must be brought 
to school by the parent/guardian in the original prescription 
labeled bottle and will be stored in the nurse�s office.  Students 
are not allowed to carry medication of any kind at school/ or school 
sponsored events except when a potentially life threatening 
condition exists and self-administration of medications (such as 
asthma inhalers, epi-pens) is necessary.  Special self-medication 
forms must be filled out by a private physician, parent and 
student.  Both nurse administered and self-administered medication 
forms are available from the school nurse.  Any unused medication 
must be picked up by the parent/guardian by the end of the school 
year or at the end of the period of administration which ever comes 
first.  Uncollected medications will be discarded on the last day of 
school.  If it is absolutely necessary that your child take 
medications while on a field trip, please contact the nurse for 
medication forms as soon as possible.   Only the nurse or the 
child�s parent may administer medication (prescription or over the 
counter) while a student is on a field trip. If a school nurse is in 
attendance on an overnight field trip we do have Standing orders 
from our School Medical Director for the school nurse to administer 
Tylenol, Ibuprofen, and Benadryl as necessary. These medications 
will be provided by the district. Parent must have signed permission 
on the field trip form for administration of these medications on 
the overnight field trip form.

Medical conditions requiring long term curtailment or limitation of 
physical education activity (more than 3 days) requires a written 
physician�s note and are processed through the Health Office. If 
your child has a minor complaint and feels he/she is not able to 
participate in gym on any given day, the nurse may give a one-day 
gym excuse.  Classes missed for a one-day excuse given by the nurse 
must be made up.

Please call the school nurse for any question: 889-8600 ex.508.  
Office hours are 7:30-2:45