MANDATED PHYSICALS
According
to NY State Education Law, students entering Kindergarten, grades 2, 4,
7 & 10, and all new students to the school district must have a
health appraisal. If a
physical report is not received by a child's private physician by October 1, an exam
will be given by the school physician.
This brief exam should not take the place of a yearly exam by your
family physician.
For your convenience, a health appraisal form can be downloaded and
printed from the "Health Forms" section of this website.
ANNUAL SCREENINGS
The State of New York mandates that health related screenings be completed in our schools each year. The requirements are as follows:
- For new district entrants (regardless of grade):
- Vision: Distance Acuity, Near Vision, Hyperopia, Color Perception
- Hearing
- Health Appraisal (Physical)
- Vision Screening: Distance Acuity in Kindergarten, grades 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 10.
- Hearing Screening: Completed in Kindergarten, grades 1,3,5,7 and 10.
- Scoliosis: Completed in grades 5,6,7,8 and 9.
- Health Appraisals: Physicals are also required in Kindergarten and grades 2,4,7 and 10.
Screenings may be requested at any time, in any grade level, by parents and/or your child's teacher because of concerns based on observations in home or classroom settings.
If there are any unusual findings, or cause for concern, the school nurse in your child's building will contact you. In the event that additional evaluation is needed, a referral form will be sent home for you to take to your private health care provider.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
In
cases of illness or injury, students may be excused for three days
with a parent note. If the student needs to be excused for a longer
period of time, a physician's note is required. This note should
include the length of the excuse, as well as any restrictions for the
student after they return to participation.
If a student
has a chronic medical condition that requires yearly restrictions
and/or modifications to the physical education program, an annual note
will be needed from your private health care provider.
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
The East Aurora Board
of Education has a policy regarding medications in school. It was
adopted because of an increasing awareness and concern for the safety
of children taking prescription as well as over-the-counter drugs.
Parents
and/or guardians may not send medication of any kind to school with a
child. If it is necessary for a child to receive doctor prescribed
medication, please ask your doctor to have it scheduled for other than
school hours.
When circumstances make it necessary for the child to
take medication during school hours, the following procedure must be
followed:
1, The parent must make a written request for administration of the medication.
2. The prescribing doctor must also make a written request stating the name of the medication, dosage and time to be taken.
3. The medication must be brought to the Health Office BY THE PARENT in the original container from the pharmacy which dispensed the prescription.
This policy applies to even the occasional request for aspirin, acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
All
medications will be kept in the Health Office and dispensed from there.
(Special permissions can be obtained for a student to carry
self-medication. i.e. inhalers.)
Written requests must be renewed each school year.
For your convenience, a medication authorization form can be downloaded and
printed from the "Health Forms" section of this website.
