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example, students may not receive credit for the work If you are unable to schedule these exams with your
and may have to redo an assignment. Additionally, if own health care provider, please contact the School
copyright laws have been violated, students may see Nurse to arrange for a free exam at school.
legal action from outside parties.
HALL PASSES (ASSIGNMENT BOOKS) Health Screening
Students must have their teacher’s permission before Policy 209 Health Examinations/Screenings
they can leave any classroom for any reason. Students The Pennsylvania School Health screening program
are not to be in the halls during a class period unless includes the following:
they have signed out of their classroom and they have
their assignment book initialed by an authorized staff • Each student is weighed and measured every
member. Teachers have been requested to limit year from kindergarten through twelfth
student access to the hallways during instructional grade. In addition, a Body Mass Index (BMI)
periods. for age percentile is calculated on all
students.
HEALTH SERVICES
The Pine-Richland Health Services staff act as a • Each student has a near and far vision test
liaison between the family, school, and community in every year.
an effort to improve the health status of children and
have them achieve the maximum benefit from their • Each student has a hearing test in
educational experience. Parents/Guardians have the kindergarten through third grade and in
primary responsibility for the welfare of their children. seventh and eleventh grades.
The School Nurses support learning by assessing • Each student is screened for Scoliosis
illness and injury, administering medication, (curvature of the spine) in sixth and seventh
providing nursing procedures, supporting students grades.
with chronic health problems, providing mandated
health screenings, monitoring immunizations, and • Health Screening results are communicated
being a resource for families on available community in an annual health screening letter.
health care programs. Parents/Guardians are notified when a
screening result indicates a potential area of
For questions regarding health service information, concern and follow-up with a health care
please contact our School Nurse, Karen Halliday specialist may be indicated.
(X2222).
Illness
Accidents Please consider the following guidelines when making
Policy 705 Safety the decision to send your child to school:
Every accident in the school building, on school
grounds, at practice sessions, or at any event • Fever of 100 degrees or higher: children
sponsored by the school must be reported immediately should be fever free (<100o) for 24 hours
to the person in charge and to the school office. without fever-reducing medication.
Health Examinations • Uncontrollable coughing.
Policy 209 Health Examinations/Screenings • Vomiting/Diarrhea: children should be free
The following examinations are mandated by the state
of Pennsylvania and may be performed by your child’s of symptoms for 24 hours before returning to
personal physician or dentist: school.
• Inability to sleep most of the night because
• Physical examinations (kindergarten or first they don’t feel well.
grade, sixth and eleventh grades, and any
student entering school in Pennsylvania for The Pine-Richland School District follows the
the first time). Allegheny County Health Department “Guide to
Infectious Diseases for Schools” to determine when a
• Dental examinations (kindergarten or first child should return to school after an infectious illness.
grade, third and seventh grades, and any child Specific information on strep throat, pink eye, lice,
entering school for the first time in chicken pox, and other common infectious illness in
Pennsylvania). schools are outlined in the following link:
Epinephrine Administration
The Pennsylvania Public School Code, Section
1414.2(g) allows parents/guardians to request an
exemption to the administration of an epinephrine
auto-injector for their student. In order to request this
exemption, contact the school nurse to make an
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