Student Health Services Healthy learners are our goal! Health services are provided in each school. The health office is staffed by a health aide and a licensed school nurse who oversees several buildings. School health services Health record maintenance (including immunizations) Medication administration and management Care for children who become ill or are injured at school Care for children who are in need of ongoing health procedures Communicating with parents regarding health concerns (immediate or ongoing) for their children Vision, hearing and scoliosis screenings are conducted at each school on a scheduled basis or upon request if a concern is noted Monitoring and communicating about communicable diseases Health education to individual students and classrooms Illness Guidelines for determining if your child is well enough to attend school are as follows: Keep your child home if they have vomited or had diarrhea. The student should remain at home until 24 hours after the last episode. Keep your child home if he/she has a temperature of 100.0 degrees or higher. The student should remain at home until 24 hours after the temperature returns to normal. Keep you child home if they have had a strep throat culture until you know the results. If your child has strep throat, he/she may return to school when he/she has been on an antibiotic for 24 hours. Medications The administration of medication in school will only be done with written permission by a physician for prescription medication, written permission of a parent/guardian for over the counter medication. The medication must be in the original container. This includes medication necessary for a temporary condition as well as for ongoing medical diagnosis. Medication that is not FDA approved will not be administered in school. Physical Education If you child has a health problem that limits participation in physical education class, you must send a note. They may be excused for no more than three days upon parent request. A doctor's note is required for more than three days of excused absence from physical education class. Immunizations

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