Health Services

The Rosemount Elementary School Nurse is available 8:00-4:00 a.m. daily

NURSE'S OFFICE

The district 196 Nursing Department supports a healthy learning environment for all students and staff. Each District 196 school has the services of a licensed school nurse during the school day. School nurses provide a variety of services, including health screenings for vision, hearing, dispensing daily prescribed medications to students and comforting students who became ill during the school day. The school nurse cannot dispense non physician prescribed medications.

HEALTH SCREENINGS

Impaired vision or hearing can drastically impact a student's ability to learn. During the months of January and February, District 196 Nurses conduct free, routine vision screening for:

• Grade 1

• Grade 3

• Grade 5

free, routine hearing for:

• Grade 2

• Grade 4

If a child does not pass either screening, a referral letter will be sent home, recommending further examination by a healthcare professional. No notice will be provided if the student passes.                                                  

WHEN CAN A STUDENT STAY IN FROM RECESS

All students are expected to participate in recess daily.  If you feel that your child is  medically unable to participate in outdoor recess, we require a note from the doctor stating this or prior approval from Sarah Hodge, school nurse.

WHEN DO I KEEP MY CHILD HOME?

Monitor your child for signs of illness and have them stay home for the following reasons:

• Fever of 100.4 or higher - can return when fever free for 20 hours without fever reducing medication. 

• Strep throat - can return after 12 hours of antibiotics and fever free for 20 hours without fever reducing medication.

• Vomiting or diarrhea (without a known reason)  - can return 20 hours after last episode. 

• Rash (without a known reason) with behavior change or fever of 100.4 or greater.

• Excessive coughing that persists and makes it difficult to participate in school.

• Not healthy enough to participate in routine school activities.

IF A CHILD BECOMES ILL AT SCHOOL AND NEEDS TO GO HOME:

• The school nurse will call guardians listed in the child’s Infinite Campus record. Please update your contact information as needed, including emergency contacts.

• Students who are ill need to be picked up as soon as possible to prevent the spread of illness. 

GUIDANCE ON OTHER COMMON HEALTH ISSUES: 

Pink eye guidance  (conjunctivitis) 

• There is no exclusion for pink eye unless the child has a fever of 100.4 or higher and/or is not healthy enough to participate in school activities (consult a health care provider for eye pain or reduced/blurry vision/recent eye trauma).

Head lice guidance (pediculus humanus capitis) 

• There are no notifications sent home or exclusions from school for head lice.

• Head lice is a common occurrence, is not related to personal cleanliness and has not been shown to spread at school.

• Parents/guardians are encouraged to regularly monitor for lice.

• If live lice are found at school, resources for treatment will be shared with parents/guardians.