Health Information and Services

Healthy Students Learn Better, School Nurses Make it Happen! 

The district has twelve credentialed school nurses who cover several sites.  Health technicians at each school provide first aid and nursing support among their other duties.  The school nurses oversee the health technicians, assist with special education issues, design and oversee specialized physical health care plans, provide vision and hearing screenings, respond to emergencies, review home/hospital requests, and consult with teachers, parents, and others on health and safety issues. The school nurses also obtain developmental histories for students who receive special education assessments and participate in IEP meetings.

School Nurses

• Immunizations include immunization requirements and locations of low-cost immunization centers
• Illnesses and Health Concerns  
• Health Downloads, includes forms, district medication policy, and general information
• Student Health & Accident Insurance

Taking Medication at School

Each student who is required to take medication at school must have written parent and physician permission on file, as well as provide the medication to the health office in the original, labeled container.  Click here for more information about taking medication at school. 

Home and Hospital Instruction  

Children may be eligible to receive Home and Hospital Instruction (H/H) if they are home or hospital-bound due to a temporary disability for a period of time (more than two weeks) for a medically related reason and are unable to attend school, even for a modified day. Home and Hospital Instruction is, by definition, a temporary program, and is not appropriate for chronic conditions or in lieu of school attendance or for conditions that qualify a student as having exceptional needs (ie: IEP).  Because Home and Hospital Instruction does not replace classroom instruction and often may be very limited, if the absence is going to be for an extended period of time, alternate programs/modifications should be considered, including modified day or Independent Study. 

If your child has a need for services (either bed or hospital-bound and unable to leave the home/hospital for any portion of the day for schooling), contact your school and request to speak to the School Nurse.  You will be provided with the appropriate request forms to be completed by your child's physician and the parent.  The request is then reviewed and approved when appropriate.  All attempts will be made to assign a teacher of the same grade as your student, but this is not guaranteed.  Secondary level students may not be able to have a teacher assigned who is familiar with any of their class subjects.  

Emergency Information/Health History

In order to properly care for your student and notify parents when a student is ill or injured, California Education Code 49408 requires that all parents submit emergency information with their home phone, work phone, and emergency contacts. If your student is injured or ill, and we do not have updated emergency information, we may have to call 911 for treatment at the parent's expense. Please include at least two or three local numbers of people who could care for your student if you are not available.  Please also note any medical/health condition or medication that your child takes so that we can provide appropriate care and share this information with emergency personnel when necessary.