Health Services
Each school has a full-time registered nurse on duty to provide a variety of health-screening services, and to administer first aid. School nurses maintain health histories of all children and conduct vision, hearing, and scoliosis screenings during the year. It is important that parents keep the health office informed of any changes in their child's health.
Student Physicals
According to Education Law Section 903, every student
in Kindergarten, 2nd, 4th, 7th, and 10th grades and all new
admissions to the district are required to submit a health
certificate signed by a duly licensed physician authorized to
practice medicine in New York State. The Physical
Examination will require a body mass index (BMI) and
weight status category. All students in Pre-K, K, and 1st
grade in public elementary school are requested to present a
dental health certificate. Whenever possible, physical
examinations should be conducted by your family physician.
The physical cannot be more than 12 months old when
presented to the district. If we do not receive the information
from you or your family physician, your school nurse will
contact you to remind you of the need to provide the physical
form. Please be advised that the school nurse will send a final
notification that will inform you that you must comply with
this requirement or the district physician will perform the
medical examination. You will be advised of the date and
time of the medical examination, which may include the
following: inspection of the eyes, ears, nose, mouth and
throat, listening to the chest sounds, visual
inspection/palpation of scrotal/groin area, palpation of the
abdomen, and screening for scoliosis.
By law, you have the right to object on the grounds of
religious accommodation only.
Immunizations
All schools are obliged to enforce the requirements of New York State Public Health Law, Section 2164.
As of July 1, 1981, no child shall be admitted to school, or in the case of students entering from outside New York, be allowed to attend school, in excess of fourteen days without satisfactory written evidence that the student has been immunized. Minimum requirements include:
- 3 doses of Diphtheria vaccine (administered as DTaP or TD);
- 3 doses of Polio vaccine; and
- 2 doses of Measles vaccine administered after 12 months of age;
- 1 dose of Mumps vaccine administered after 12 months of age;
- 1 dose of Rubella vaccine administered after 12 months of age, or
- 2 MMR vaccines, and
- 3 doses of Hepatitis vaccine
- 1 dose of Hib vaccine administered between the age of 15 months and 5 years (Preschool requirement only)
- 1 dose of Varicella vaccine for all children born on or after 1/1/98, and entering Kindergarten after 9/1/03 and all children born after 1/1/00 for any school
- All students born on or after January 1, 1994, and entering the 6th grade must be immunized against Varicella
- All students who are born on or after January 1, 2005, must be immunized against Pertussis and Tetanus.
- All students born after January 1, 1994 must have booster vaccinations for Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis upon entering the 6th grade.
Any student who does not meet the above-stated criteria is in violation of New York State Public Health Law, Section 2164, and will not be admitted to school until the student presents satisfactory written evidence of compliance.
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