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Physical
examination by the student's family health care provider or medical home is
required for all students entering Kindergarten and transfer students, as well as
students engaging in interscholastic sports. This physical must be
performed within 365 days from the first day of school and must be provided to
the school nurse within 30 days of enrollment. A physical is
recommended annually and particularly at grades three, six, and ten.
School nurses conduct a variety of other
screenings (as required by law); however they are not meant to take the place of
examinations by your personal physician.
Completed annually for all students.
Completed biennially for all students in Kindergarten through tenth grades and any students referred to the school nurse.
Completed annually for all students in Kindergarten through third, seventh, and
eleventh grades, as well as any other students referred to the school
nurse.
As mandated by the State Department of Health, will be conducted
biennially by the school nurse on all students between ten and eighteen years of
age.
A Mantoux skin test is required of students transferring from certain foreign
countries. Kindergarten children who were born in certain foreign
countries must have had a tuberculosis test before school entry. There are
some exceptions to these rules; contact your school nurse for further
information.
(Head Lice) Parents are urged to check their children regularly for
head lice, and especially after any vacations, sleepovers, camping experiences,
etc. Please report any infestation to your school nurse. Children
who have had head lice must be examined by the school nurse before they are
readmitted to school to ensure that they have been adequately treated. Please
click the links below for more information from the CDC.
Physical
examination by the student's family health care provider or medical home is
required for all students entering Kindergarten and transfer students, as well as
students engaging in interscholastic sports. This physical must be
performed within 365 days from the first day of school and must be provided to
the school nurse within 30 days of enrollment. A physical is
recommended annually and particularly at grades three, six, and ten.
School nurses conduct a variety of other
screenings (as required by law); however they are not meant to take the place of
examinations by your personal physician.
Completed annually for all students.
Completed biennially for all students in Kindergarten through tenth grades and any students referred to the school nurse.
Completed annually for all students in Kindergarten through third, seventh, and
eleventh grades, as well as any other students referred to the school
nurse.
As mandated by the State Department of Health, will be conducted
biennially by the school nurse on all students between ten and eighteen years of
age.
A Mantoux skin test is required of students transferring from certain foreign
countries. Kindergarten children who were born in certain foreign
countries must have had a tuberculosis test before school entry. There are
some exceptions to these rules; contact your school nurse for further
information.
(Head Lice) Parents are urged to check their children regularly for
head lice, and especially after any vacations, sleepovers, camping experiences,
etc. Please report any infestation to your school nurse. Children
who have had head lice must be examined by the school nurse before they are
readmitted to school to ensure that they have been adequately treated. Please
click the links below for more information from the CDC.