Health Services

Send to School or Keep Home

Go to School

If your child has any of the following symptoms, they should probably go to school.

Sniffles: A mild runny nose with minimal drainage, mild cough without a fever.
Vague complaints of aches, pains, or fatigue.
Any illness seen by a doctor and released to return to school.

Stay at Home

If your child has any of the following symptoms, please keep your child home, make appropriate child care arrangements or seek to make a doctor’s appointment (there may be many more health issues which would merit exclusion. These are the most common).

CHICKEN POX (Varicella) :Chicken pox blisters appear in crops and are infectious until ALL blisters are dried and crusted over (usually 5-6 days after the start of rash). Keep child home until no longer contagious.
DIARRHEA: Keep children home for persistent watery stools especially if the child looks or acts ill. Persistent diarrhea, especially if accompanied by fever and cramps, should be evaluated by your healthcare provider.
EARS: Drainage from the ear and/or ear pain should be evaluated by your healthcare provider. Untreated ear infections can cause temporary and/or permanent hearing loss.
EYES: Thick mucus, pus, or clear liquid draining from the eye may be contagious. One or both eyes may also appear extremely red and feel irritated, itchy, or painful. The eyelid may be swollen and the eye may be sensitive to light. Return to school when the drainage and symptoms have cleared. You may need to get a prescription for eye drops from your healthcare provider.
FEVER: A child must be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school. Stay home for a temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher within the last 24 hours.
FRACTURES OR SURGERY: Please notify the school nurse for evaluation of any modifications to physical activity, length of day, or mobility needs. You may be asked to provide written information from your health care provider regarding limitations and special needs.
LICE, SCABIES: Please notify the school nurse if your child has head lice.
NASAL DISCHARGE and/or CHRONIC COUGH: These conditions may be contagious and may require treatment. Your child should be seen by your healthcare provider for evaluation especially if symptoms also include fever and a large amount of mucous drainage.
RASH: Any skin rash of unknown cause may be contagious or require medical treatment, especially with fever and itching. Consult with your health care provider. You may be asked to present a medical excuse from your physician stating that the rash is not contagious (or no longer contagious).
VOMITING: An ill child who is vomiting should remain home for 12- 24hrs after the episode and until child has tolerated at least two normal meals. If related to a head injury, a vomiting child should be seen by the student’s physician or in an emergency room. Please report the head injury to the school nurse.

Clinic Guidelines

If a student becomes ill or injured at school, he/she must report the illness/injury to a teacher, the school nurse, or the office. If a brief stay in the clinic does not help, the parent/guardian will be contacted to arrange student pick up. No student is to leave school due to illness/injury without first securing permission through the nurse.
Your student must be fever free (<100.0F), without medication, for 72 hours before returning to school unless a doctor’s note has been provided with different parameters for a fever.
Accurate emergency contact information is essential for your student’s health/safety. Please update PowerSchool with any changes as they occur. Parent/guardian contacts will always be attempted first, but emergency contacts will be used as needed.
ALL students will participate in P.E. and recess as scheduled unless a doctor’s order is on file listing restrictions.

Medication Policy

CHIRP Form

The Children and Hoosier Immunization Registry Program (CHIRP) is a secure web-based application that is administered by the Indiana State Department of Health. CHIRP is designed to permanently store a person’s immunization records in an electronic format. This consent allows your student’s school nurse to both review vaccination records for your student and to record all newly administered vaccinations.

CHIRP FORM

Health Screenings

Periodic vision and hearing screenings are conducted throughout each student's school career. As mandated by Indiana Code, screenings are conducted as follows

Vision: Grades K or 1, 3, 5, and 8
Hearing: Grades 1, 4, 7, and 10

New Kindergarten and 1st grade students new to the school system are required by State law to have a minimum of an MCT vision exam by an optometrist before entering school.

Immunization Requirements

Special Medical Considerations

A doctor's order or care plan is required for any student with a known medical condition (i.e. heart condition, seizure disorder, asthma, allergic reactions, diabetes or other illness requiring doctor's care, including recent surgery, etc.). A written doctor's order explaining activity restrictions will be kept on file for the school year. This must be updated yearly. A copy will also be given to the counselor to ensure that class schedules may be adjusted accordingly.

In This Section

Send to School or Keep Home

Go to School

Stay at Home

Clinic Guidelines

Medication Policy

CHIRP Form

Health Screenings

Immunization Requirements

Indiana 2022-2023 Required and Recommended School Immunizations

Special Medical Considerations

Food Allergies

Parent Notifications

All Students: Hepatits A Letter to Parents

All Students: Meningococcal Disease Education For Parents

6th Grade Students: HPV Education for Parents