NEW
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENT
for
students entering 7th grade
It is always recommended
that you provide the school nurse with an updated immunization record when your
child receives new vaccines.
Effective for the
2017-2018 school year, all students entering, advancing, or transferring into
seventh grade will need to receive one dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and
pertussis) vaccine before attendance is allowed. This requirement is for
seventh grade students only; grades 8-12 are not included in this rule change.
Documentation of the
vaccine is required from your child’s physician. Updated immunizations can be
faxed to: Attention: Brenda Bladen at 439-9958
You can find a link to
the rule here: http://www.maine.gov/doe/rule/changes/index.html SPORTS PHYSICALS
All students planning to participate in middle or high
school sports are required to have proof of a current physical exam on file in
the school nurses office. Sports physicals are considered valid for one
calendar year. Scheduling your student’s physical exam in summer or fall would
cover their participation in any school sport for that entire school year.
Students may schedule a physical with their own physician and provide
documentation to the school, or they can take advantage of the pre-season
sports physicals conducted here in school before the start of the fall sports
season. Practitioners from Kittery Family Practice/York Hospital conduct our
school physicals. The cost is $5.00, paid in cash on the day of the physical.
SPORTS PHYSICALS at
SHAPLEIGH SCHOOL will take place on TUESDAY, SEPT. 12TH FROM
7:45AM-11 AM. Our middle school
sports physicals are offered during the first weeks of the school year, the
time when many students first decide to participate in school sponsored sports.
This is a very hectic time for students and families, so be on the lookout for
the Pre-Participation Sports Exam forms during the first week of school. These
forms MUST be completed, signed by a parent/guardian and returned to the school
nurse before the Sept. 12th school physical date, in order for the
student’s physical to be done.
The form will also be
available on the right side of this page and the school athletic websites.
As a reminder, if your student requires any medication to be
given during the school day, an adult must deliver the medication to school.
Please sign the Medication Consent form and have their physician sign the
Prescription Medication Order. I can send you a hard copy or you can download
and print them from kitteryschoolnurses.blogspot.com. This website is accessible
from the Kittery Schools website under “nursing department”. It is a great site
that contains useful forms and resources.
When the school year starts, please encourage your student
to eat breakfast at home or at school and plan to send them in with a refillable water bottle and a snack to
help them get through the day.
