General Information

EMERGENCY CARDS
These are essential in the event of your child becoming ill or injured while at school. Please complete them in entirety including your signature on the back of the card hereby giving permission to treat your child in the event of an emergency.  Update all information throughout the year as phone numbers may change.  Only those persons listed as emergency contacts will be able to take your child home if you cannot be reached.

MEDICATION
Medications can only be taken in school when both a parent and physician have signed a permission/authorization form. These forms are available in the nurse’s office.  Medication must be kept in the nurse’s office at all times with exception to medications needed for life threatening conditions such as inhalers and epi-pens. A physician and parent must sign these special forms before the student self carries these medications. All medication kept in school must be in the original container and picked up at the end of the school year.

HEPATITIS B
Hepatitis B vaccinations are required by the State of New Jersey for all students. If you haven’t already done so, YOU MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF IMMUNIZATION FROM A DOCTOR. Your child may be excluded from school if proof of immunization is not received.

SCREENINGS
All students will be monitored for height, weight, blood pressure, vision and scoliosis (curvature of the spine). This is ongoing throughout the school year. You will be notified by phone or mail of any abnormalities. A computerized hearing screening will be conducted on all 6^th and 8^th grade students in October.

What Constitutes A Sick Child

Addressing the spread of germs in schools is essential to the health of our youth, our schools, and our staff.

If your child does become ill, it is equally important to keep your child home to protect the health of all children and staff at school as well as protect the sick child whose resistance is lowered and who is more susceptible to other infections.

If you are not sure when to keep your child home, please use the listed reasons as a guide in making that decision. 

  1) Nausea or vomiting or has vomited during the night.

  2) Diarrhea.

  3) Frequent coughing or sneezing.

  4) Evidence of a communicable disease such as a rash,
      fever, or unusual sores.

  5) A temperature of 100 degrees or above.

  6) If a child has a fever, he/she should not return to
      school until it has been normal for 24 hours (without
      taking Tylenol or other fever reducing medicine).

  7) Sore throat.

  8) A new cold or generally feels bad.

  9) Unusual watery, burning or red, crusty eyes.