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Middle-High School Nurse
Joyce Besha
(518) 872-1482 ext/ 226
jbesha@bkwcsd.k12.ny.us
►Information
about MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)
When
should my child stay home?
Please help us prevent infection by keeping your child home when
they have:
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Vomiting,
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Diarrhea,
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Fever over 100.4 in the past 24 hours,
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Uncontrollable coughing,
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Strep throat (if on medication less than 24
hours), or
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Conjunctivitis (if on medication less than
24 hours).
When
your child is sick
Please call our attendance office at 872-0939 to report
any absence and please note your child's major complaint or
illness.
Physicals
State education law requires new students entering
school for the first time, as well as students entering grades 7
and 10 to undergo a physical and provide a physician's health
certificate. We ask for your help to arrange this
necessary physical for your child with your family doctor and
subsequently provide the completed physical form to your school
nurse. Get
the physical form here.
Immunizations
Due to a change in New York Public
Health Law leffective last year, all students entering sixth
grade are required to be immunized against varicella, or chicken
pox. This law applies to all students born on or after January
1, 1004. If your child has had chicken pox, the new state law
requires written documentation from your child's physician or a
blood test to determine immunity.
Vision and Hearing Screenings
New York State Education Law regarding
vision and hearing tests has changed. Schools will now only
screen students in seventh and tenth grades, new entrants and
any student deemed necessary for screening or requesting
screening. If you have any questions, please call
School Nurse Joyce Besha.
Health alerts and allergies
If your child is allergic to insect bites, bee stings or certain
foods, please contact the health office regarding emergency
measures. This can mean life or death in some instances. If you
child has any health problems, the school nurse should be made
away of them.
Medications at school
Note: A parent is to bring in any medication to the
school nurse. NO medication is to ever be brought in on the
school bus with a students.
For medication to be administered at the school, parents must
supply:
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A note from a parent/guardian stating they
would like medication given at the school.
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A note from the doctor stating medication to
be given, dosage and time to be given.
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Medication in a clearly-labeled bottle from a
pharmacy, with the current date.
Is it
the flu?
Get answers to your questions by visiting the Centers for
Disease Control Web site at
www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa.
Are
your child's vaccinations up to-date?
Check out the
Center
for Disease Control Web site for a schedule of immunizations
from childhood to adolescent. |
