Student/Parent Handbook - Onteora Central School District

3. Immediate care of students who become ill or injured while under school supervision.4. Health and safety education.5. Health counseling with the pupil, his/her parents and when appropriate, with teachers andcommunity agencies.6. Yearly screening for scoliosis, grades 7-9.(C) Physical Examinations1. Before a student is allowed to participate in any interscholastic athletic activity, he/she must beapproved by the school physician and a health update form completed by the parent prior toeach season.2. Medical excuses pertaining to Physical Education must be obtained from the student’s privatephysician. They should be brought to the Health Office prior to the start of class. The HealthOffice will supply the Physical Education teacher with a copy of the doctor’s note. Astudent may not participate in any Physical Education classes until cleared, in writing, byhis/her private physician.3. State law mandates the following:(a) physical appraisal of 7th and 10th grade students(b) hearing screening of 7th and 10th grade students(c) vision screening for students in grades 7 th & 10th(d) scoliosis screening for all students in grades 7- 9The school doctor must examine any student who has not submitted a report from his/her own doctor.All screenings are administered by the school nurse issuing pre-signed passes to students.(D) ImmunizationsNew York Public Health Law, Section 2164, mandates that schools shall not permit a child to beadmitted unless the parent provides the school with a certificate of immunization or proof from aprimary care provider, nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant that the child is in the process ofreceiving the required immunizations.The required immunizations are:Diphtheria – Three or more doses of diphtheria toxoid-containing vaccinesTetanus – Three or more doses of tetanus toxoid-containing vaccines, if born on or after1/1/05Pertussis (whooping cough) – Three or more doses of pertussis containing vaccine if born onor after 1/1/05Polio – Three or more doses of oral polio-virus vaccine (OPV) or three or more doses ofinactivated poliomyelitis vaccine (IPV)Measles – Two doses of measles vaccine, the first of which must have been given no morethan 4 days prior to their first birthday, or have been diagnosed by a physician, physicianassistant or nurse practitioner as having had measles, or have had a blood test provingimmunity to this disease. A second dose of live virus measles, mumps and rubella vaccinemay be administered no less than 28 days after the first dose.52