HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED IN SCHOOLS

You as a parent or guardian have the fundamental right to make decisions regarding the upbringing and control of your child. Our goal as a district is to be a supportive partner in that effort, providing effective academic instruction to maximize student learning. In service of that goal, we also work to support the general well-being of our students so they can remain academically focused.
School personnel are always expected to encourage your child to discuss any issues related to their wellbeing with you. School personnel can also facilitate a conversation between you and your child about any issues related to their wellbeing. Furthermore, employees are expected to keep parents informed related to observations of their child’s mental, emotional, or physical health. You have the right to access your child’s education and health records at any time.
Our schools offers a variety of health-related and health care services to each student. General caretaking of your child will always be provided to ensure your child is safe and ready to learn. This notice is meant to inform you of all available health-related and health-care services we offer, not necessarily to indicate any of these services will be provided to your child. General caretaking is not considered a health-related or health-care service.

You have the right to opt out or withhold consent of any health-related services for your child. We will assume consent is provided unless you opt out. You can update your decision at any time. Health-related services offered on your child’s campus consist of the following:

• Illness, first aid and injury evaluation
• Vision, hearing, scoliosis and acanthosis screening
• Support during illness or physical symptoms at school

Health-care services will not be provided unless you opt in, providing written consent in advance for any of these services to be made available for your child. You can update your decision at any time. Consent for these services will be considered effective until the end of the school year unless you provide a change of your consent decision during the year. Health-care services offered on your child’s campus consist of the following:

• Administration of medications with accompanying physician’s orders
• Performing medical procedures with accompanying physician’s orders
• Monitoring and treating chronic health conditions (e.g., asthma, diabetes) with physician orders