Handbook
Health Policies
Medical Examinations & Immunizations
Each student must have a medical report on file. New reports are required annually in the Early Childhood program, for students entering 1st, 5th and 9th Grades and for transfer students.
Medical examination forms are available from the Main Office. The report must reflect that the student is in good physical condition, free from communicable and infectious diseases, and is immunized against childhood diseases. The immunization requirement may be waived for clinical or religious reasons. Immunization waivers must be stated annually and submitted to the Registrar. Students who are not immunized may be excluded from school during outbreaks of communicable diseases.
Dental Examinations
Each student in their Kindergarten year, 2nd Grade and 6th Grade must have proof of dental examination or waiver on file. Forms are available in the Main Office.
Emergency/Permission Forms
A completed Emergency and Permission Form for each student must be filed each year. Any special dietary or health concerns, these should be clearly stated in writing on the form. The information on this form is used to contact a parent and/or initiate medical care in the event of an emergency. Please notify the Registrar if any insurance or medical changes take place.
Medications – Acute Medical Need
School personnel are legally prohibited from administering any internally taken medications or supplements to students. This includes prescription medicine, homeopathic pills, cough syrups, analgesics – anything taken orally or by injection. However in an extreme medical emergency, such as an acute reaction to an allergen or a severe asthma attack, school personnel may administer an antidote that has been provided by the parent with written permission. This is considered emergency first aid. If this were to occur, the parent would be notified immediately after 911 had been called.
In order for a student to self-administer any short term medications during the school day, a parent must come to the Grade School Office (for Grade School students) or the High School Office (for High School students) and give written permission which will be kept on file for the duration of the course of medication. This record is especially important in the event that your student has an adverse reaction or an accident requiring emergency medical treatment. Of course students may not share their medication.
It is highly recommended that Early Childhood age students who are taking medicine remain at home until the course of treatment is completed.
Medications – Chronic Medical Need
If a student is taking ongoing prescribed medicine, the Registrar must be informed so she can note it on the student record. Conversely, when a student ceases taking a prescription medicine the Registrar needs to be told to take the information off the student record.
Sick Students & Injured Students
Students who are ill should not be sent to school. The school does not have proper facilities to care for sick students. If a student becomes ill during the school day, parents will be contacted to pick them up. First aid is available to treat minor injuries. If further care is needed, 911 will be called and parents will be contacted immediately.
Contagious Diseases
If a student contracts a contagious illness, please notify the school. Students should stay home until the illness is no longer contagious.
If a student has head lice, the parents will be called and the student must leave school immediately. All nits (eggs) must be removed from the hair, and school personnel will check hair before the student can return to the classroom.
Students who contract contagious diseases must be under professional medical treatment before returning to school.
Please note that guidelines for the treatment of lice and pinworms are available from the Main Office.
Health Insurance
Students who do not have health insurance may not participate on overnight class trips. Although the school carries accident insurance for every student in the school regardless of the family’s health insurance status, we require that all students must have health insurance for any overnight class trips. Proof of insurance, including a copy of both sides of the insurance card, must be on file in the Registrar’s Office.
We do not want to exclude students from overnight trips. If necessary, it is possible to purchase an inexpensive, short-term health insurance policy specifically designed for travelers. Please contact the Main Office for information.
Social/Emotional Needs of Students
We encourage our students and their parents to seek the support of doctors and therapists when the need arises. There may also be times that the faculty perceives that outside help is needed and will suggest or require that the student receive outside professional treatment.
If a student is in or begins a therapeutic relationship that is related to the student’s school life, we require that a Consent Form for Exchange of Information, allowing communication between the school and the care provider, be completed and filed with the Registrar. We wish to support the student’s active engagement in the therapeutic process, and we have found that sharing appropriate information is helpful in the course of treatment.
Parents are expected to provide full disclosure regarding previous or ongoing therapy. Lack of full disclosure, either in the admissions process or during the time a student is enrolled, may be grounds for dismissal.