Medical Excuses

To be excused from Physical Education class, the student must provide a letter from either a parent or a doctor stating the injury or illness. A student is only allowed 5 "parental excuses" for each academic year (not to exceed 5 days). According to regulations, students must attend and participate in physical education class even though they have a medical excuse (keep time, keep score, observe the class).

A student must submit his/her medical excuse to the nurse prior to Physical Education class (before or during homeroom is best). The nurse gives the student a pass to bring to the Physical Education teacher stating the duration and type of restriction.

If the excuse is from a doctor, then the student must get a clearance note to be able to return to Physical Education class.

All long term medical excuses are kept on file in the nurse’s office and sent to all Physical Education teachers electronically.

If a student is out of Physical Education class due to a medical excuse, they cannot participate in intramurals, extracurricular clubs and/or activities that are physical in nature (i.e., ski club, adventure club, bowling, team days, rope course, etc.). Nurses receive rosters for all clubs. When the nurse gets a medical excuse she can cross reference to see who is in a club.

Inhaler Form