2013-2014 Parent/Student Handbook - Asbury Park School District

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Student’s Health and Welfare
Health Service Policy
Parents are primarily responsible for their student’s health. The school will assist the parents in fulfilling this
responsibility without assuming it for them. The aim of the school health examinations are:
To discover and initiate treatment of remediable conditions that impair the child’s health and his/her
ability to learn.
To create a favorable attitude toward health examinations and their importance throughout life.
The main objective of school nursing is to strengthen the education process of children by assisting them to
improve or adapt to their health status. The following policies are intended to promote good health and the
well-being of pupils and staff:
1. The school nurse should not be a substitute for a family doctor.
2. Please do not send children to school who are ill. (Examples: colds, fever, vomiting, contagious
diseases, etc.)
3. The Health Questionnaire Emergency Form should be completed and returned to the school Nurse
each school year. This is extremely important in case of emergencies.
4. Consistent absenteeism or frequent trips to the Health Office may indicate a physical problem and
should be checked by a Doctor.
5. Home instruction is provided for the education of children who are unable to attend school. A
certificate from a physician should state an expected absence for more than 10 consecutive days of
school.
6. If your child has an injury requiring a medical excuse from Physical Education, please present this in
writing to the Physical Education teacher in order for the child to be excused from participating in class.
7. Parents are encouraged to notify the nurse immediately of any communicable disease in the family.
Please the following chart for examples:
Disease Exclusion from School Re-admission
Chickenpox
For seven (7) days after
the rash appears.
Pinkeye
For 24 - 72 hours or until
all discharges subside.
M.D. Cert.
Staph-Skin
Four (4) to ten (10) days
Lesions
& Infected Wounds
Until all drainage stops
M.D. Cert.