Health and Wellness

Please contact the school nurse if your child has health considerations that require extra organizing, staff education, and preparation while attending school. Parents, the school nurse, teachers, and other school staff will work together to create a plan to keep the student healthy and safe and to minimize illness related absences from school. Please provide information from your child's healthcare provider explaining your child's health needs as well as written orders for medications, treatments, procedures, or medically indicated dietary or activity restrictions.

Click here for information regarding students taking medications at school.

Click here for a Prescription Medication Permission Form This is also the form parents can use for over-the-counter medications for PS - 6th grade. Contact the school clinic staff for approval to use prescription or non-prescription medications at school.

Self-carry of over-the-counter medications may be allowed for 7th - 12th graders with prior school nurse approval and written permission from parents/ guardians. Click here for Non-Prescription Medication Permission Form for 7th - 12th Graders

Please provide a copy of all updated immunizations to include in your child's school health records. Your healthcare provider does not forward that information to the school.

Click here for Ohio Immunization Summary for School Attendance 2024-2025

Click here for Preble County Public Health website.

Click here for Revised Immunization Exemption Form 2024

Ohio Revised Code requires all students attending preschool to have an up-to-date health physical on file in the school health record. For students younger than 3 years old, the physical must be within the past 6 months or sooner. For students 3 years old and over, the physical must be within the last 12 months.

Immunization records are required as well.

Click here for more information about the preschool physical.

Click here for a printable copy of the Child Medical Statement form . Take this form to your child's healthcare provider to complete and return to school.

Click here for an online version of the Child Medical Statement.

Click here for kindergarten immunization and health information.

Click here for Kindergarten Physical Form

Click here for Ohio Immunization Summary for School Attendance 2024-2025

Click here for Preble County Public Health website.

Please provide a copy of all immunization updates to be filed in your child's school health record. Your healthcare provider does not forward that information to the school.

Click here for information about the 7th grade immunization requirement.

Click here for Ohio Immunization Summary for School Attendance

Click here for Preble County Public Health website.

Please provide a copy of all immunization updates to be filed in your child's school health record. Your healthcare provider does not forward that information to the school.

Click here for information about the 12th grade immunization requirement.

Click here for Ohio Immunization Summary for School Attendance

Click here for Preble County Public Health website.

Please provide a copy of all immunization updates to be filed in your child's school health record. Your healthcare provider does not forward that information to the school.

Please review the information posted here regarding required immunization updates for 7th and 12th grade. You can "beat the rush" by addressing those updates with the healthcare provider at your child's regularly scheduled health physical in the year prior to them entering 7th and 12th grade. Turn in updated immunization records to the school clinic to be up-to-date and ready to go when your child's 7th and 12th grade year begins.

Click here for information about the 7th grade immunization requirement.

Click here for information about the 12th grade immunization requirement.

Please keep students home from school for...

• fever in the past 24 hours
• vomiting in the past 24 hours
• diarrhea in the past 24 hours
• uncontrollable coughing
• red and draining eyes
• undiagnosed skin rash

Please notify your child's school office when your child will be absent from school. Please contact the clinic staff with any questions in regard to student illness, staying home from school for illness, and school policy for student illness.

Click here for more explanation of sick day guidelines for when to keep ill students home from school as well as when they should return after illness.

If you take your child to the healthcare provider for evaluation, please ask for a note to excuse the absence from school. Turn absence notes in to the school office.

Every fall as required by ORC, students in grades PS, K, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 are screened for vision issues. Students in PS, K, 1, 3, 5, 9, and 11 are screened for hearing deficits. Screenings will be done during the month of October with screening complete by Nov. 1. Parents will be notified if their child has problems with the vision or hearing screening. A referral will be sent to parents for follow up with the child's healthcare provider or a vision or hearing specialist.

If you have any questions or concerns about your child's vision or hearing, please contact the school nurse. See the contact information posted above.

Click here for information about head lice.

American Academy of Pediatrics Position Statement on Head Lice

Click here for general bed bug information.

Please contact the school nurse (see contact info posted above) if your child has health considerations that require additional planning for the trip to Washington DC.

Click here for the over-night field trip medication form. Complete this form to give permission for your child to use over-the- counter medications as needed during the Washington DC Trip.

Click here for the prescription medication form. This form must be completed by you and your child's healthcare provider for any prescription medications that your child will take on the Washington DC Trip. You will also use this form if your child needs over-the-counter medications not indicated on the over-night field trip medication form. A healthcare provider signature is not required for over-the counter medications

Please contact the school nurse if you have questions. Contact information is posted above.

Please contact the school nurse (see contact info posted above) if your child has health considerations that require additional planning for 6th Grade Camp.

Click here for the over-night field trip medication form. Complete this form to give permission for your child to use over-the- counter medications as needed during 6th Grade Camp.

Click here for the prescription medication form. This form must be completed by you and your child's healthcare provider for any prescription medications that your child will take at 6th Grade Camp.You will also use this form if your child needs over-the-counter medications not indicated on the over-night field trip medication form. A healthcare provider signature is not required for over-the counter medications

Please contact the school nurse if you have questions. Contact information is posted above.

In the spring each school year with parent/ guardian permission, 5th and 6th grade students have the opportunity to participate in puberty lessons. The girls lessons are facilitated by the school nurse and female teachers. The boys lessons are facilitated by a male health teacher and male teachers.

Click here for information and permission for 6th grade students.

Click here for information and permission for 5th grade students. ​​​​​​​