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School Health Services

 
 
The school nurse shall act as a specialist in all matters pertaining to the physical health of the students. The nurse’s responsibility shall be advisory rather than diagnostic. All treatment given by the nurse shall be in the form of first aid or temporary relief. The responsibility for further treatment will rest with the child’s parent or guardian. Parents or guardians will be called to pick up their child from school for the following reasons:
  1. Vomiting
  2. Diarrhea
  3. Temperature 100 degrees or over
  4. Breathing difficulties (i.e.: asthma if no medication available or not relieved
    by prescribed medication or according to Asthma Action Plan)
  5. Injury requiring further evaluation
  6. On the advice of the nurse for any student feeling unwell and unable to
    participate in the current activities/curriculum
  7. In the case of vomiting, diarrhea or fever, children will not be permitted to return to school until they have been symptom free for at least 24 hours.
Parents will be expected to pick up their child within a reasonable amount of time. If parents are unavailable to pick up their child within the reasonable time frame, the parents will be expected to designate an alternate adult for pick up and to notify the nurse.
 
In a medical emergency, the school will call 911 and the parent(s).
 
In accordance with Milford School Board Policy # 4002, the following screening tests may be administered by the school nurse as recommended by the Department of Education:
  1. Vision Screening
  2. Hearing Screening
  3. Height and Weight
  4. Inspection of Heads for Pediculosis (Lice)
  5. Scoliosis Screening
  6. Blood Pressure Screening
  7. Dental Screening

The nurse will inform the appropriate school personnel, parent or guardian of any specific individual physical needs of any student. If you do not want your child to participate in any of the above screenings, please notify the school in writing.
 
Parents or guardians are urged to contact the school nurse to confer about health problems regarding their children.
 
Please refer to the appendix of this handbook to review selected Milford School Board policies that pertain to health and wellness.
 
All health policies may be viewed on-line at www.milfordk12.org by clicking on the District Policies link located under the School Board tab, or by contacting the school office.
 
 
 
HEAD LICE
 
 
Head lice are certainly a nuisance, but they are not a health concern. Personal hygiene or cleanliness in the home or school has nothing to do with getting head lice. Please be aware that state guidelines have changed. The school nurse does not conduct whole class head checks, nor do we routinely notify parents of a case in their child’s classroom. Teachers will send students to the nurse exhibiting any signs or symptoms of lice (constant scratching of head). The nurse will notify parents as soon as possible if lice or nits are seen and can advise parents of different treatments.
 
GENERAL MEASURES: As a part of your routine hygiene, you might consider completing once-a-week head checks at home. This is especially important if your child interacts with various groups of children throughout their day (e.g., after-school care programs, gymnastics, dance, scouts, religious education classes, sports where helmets may be shared, sleepovers, etc.). Please realize that on any given day, a case of lice may be present in our school. Parents are not required to report to the school, and we are not always made aware that a student has been treated.
 
Help us to educate your child about head lice and how they are transmitted. Lice do not jump or fly. They crawl from head to head by direct contact only. Therefore, it is important to teach your children to maintain their own “personal space” (e.g., not to bunch up in learning groups or in line and not to share headgear, hats, scarves, etc.). Discuss the subject of lice in an open and matter-of-fact manner. If you are calm, your children will also be calm. Additionally, they will feel less stigmatized if a case of lice affects your family and more compassionate if a case affects a friend or classmate.
 
 
MEDICAL EXAMINATION POLICIES
 
 
ALL STUDENTS ENTERING Milford Public School for the first time must show proof of completion of medical examination by a licensed physician.
 
ALL STUDENTS TRANSFERRING into the Milford Public Schools must also provide evidence of a physical examination by a licensed physician completed within the past year.
 
A student may be excused from this regulation for religious reasons at the discretion of the School Board upon receipt of written proof from the parent or guardian that the medical examination is contrary to his/her religious tenets and teachings. Evidence from a physician of completion of these regulations must be submitted to the school principal prior to school entrance.
 
Transfer students must submit physical examination and immunization information at the time of registering.
 

Transportation of injured or ill Students
 
Ill or injured students are not allowed to remain at school. It is the responsibility of the parent to provide transportation for children sent home because of illness or injury.
 
A duly authorized person may transport the student provided arrangements have been made by parents. A designated responsible person should be available to care for the child upon arrival home.