Immunizations/Medicines/Health Screening
Immunizations
Immunization law requires the following:
4 DPT’s —3 doses by age 1 year and 1 booster dose on or after the 4th birthday.
3 Polio —2 doses by age two years and 1 booster dose on or after 4th birthday.
2 Measles—Mumps—Rubella
1 HIB —Between the ages of 15 months and 5 years of age
To enroll a child in our school who has been previously enrolled in another school, the parent must come with the child to school and show records of immunization and sign the necessary enrollment forms. All in-coming kinders will need physical examinations prior to enrolling.
HEALTH SCREEN NOTIFICATION

    The health of your child is important to you and to the Wilkes County School System. Throughout the school year screening programs are organized to identify health needs. The screening is performed by nurses, speech language pathologist, dental hygienists, volunteers, and other trained school personnel. It is a valuable health service to our students. Parents are notified in writing when any health problem appears to need further evaluation by medical doctors, dentists, eye doctors, or other health care
providers. This referral form needs to returned to the school after medical treatment is received.
Screening may include the following areas:

Vision — Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 5

Hearing — Grades K, 1,2,3,5

Height and Weight — Grades K, 1,2,3,5

Dental Screening — Grades K-5

Any parent who does not wish to have his child participate in this screening program should notify the school principal in writing at the beginning of the school year.
All students must take Healthful Living Education in grades kindergarten through ninth. The nature of health education often includes the discussion of sensitive topics. In these situations, health teachers, school nurses and school counselors are trained for appropriate and accurate content as well as proper teaching methods.  A parent may request that his/her child be excluded from certain health topics due to religious/personal beliefs by contacting the school principal in writing. These students will be given an alternative health assignment.

 

MEDICINES

    If medicine is to be given at school, a signed permission form (available in office) will
need to be on file. The original medicine container is required with clear instructions for its use. If the child is allergic to anything, this should be noted on the blue Personal Data Sheet. The classroom teacher should also be informed.
 

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