Dear Blair Community Schools Students and Families,

I can't believe we are nearing the end of the 2024-2025 school year. Here are a few reminders as we prepare for summer break and the 2025-2026 school year.

Kindergarten, 7th Grade, and Out of State Transfer students MUST have completed physicals and updated immunization records on file for the first day of school on August 13th (9-12) and August 20th (K-8). Physical dates starting February 13th can only be accepted per state guidelines.
For students entering 7th grade and planning to participate in sports, a 7th grade physical will cover the mandatory sports physical. These must be completed after May 1st to be valid for the 2025-2026 school year. Sports physicals do not replace the 7th grade physical required per state guidelines.
Health forms must be updated every school year (Asthma Action Plans, Medication Permits, etc).
Blair Community Schools does NOT provide ibuprofen and acetaminophen. Should your student need to take these while at school, please review and sign the Medication Policy and Permit below and provide the medication.
School Health Aides are:
- Jane Straube, South Preschool
- Tina McIntosh, Deerfield
- Staci Keough, Arbor Park
- Jenny Meyer, Otte Blair Middle School
- Margo Wrich, Blair High School

Please do not hesitate to contact myself or the school health aides should you have any questions or concerns.

Bridgette Weishaar Olson BSN, RN

402.427.2830

Bridgette.Olson@blairschools.org

Health Documents, Permits, and Forms

Asthma/Allergy Action Plan (English)

Asthma/Allergy Action Plan (Spanish)

Asthma/Anaphylaxis Self Management Consent (English)

Asthma/Anaphylaxis Self Management Consent (Spanish)

Diabetes Medical Management Plan

Health Examination Card (for KG, 7th Grade, and Out of State Transfer Student Physicals)

Medication Policy and Permit

Medication Transportation Waiver

Special Diet Meal Accommodation Request

Special Diet Meal Medical Accommodation Request

Physical and Immunization Requirements

It's time to schedule your Kindergarten and 7th Grade Physicals and Immunizations. These can be completed up to six months in advance of the first day of school on August 20, 2025. These need to be received by the school nurse or health aide prior to the first day of school in order for your student to attend school. Please bring updated health forms to your child's open house. Forms and information are in the section above.

When to keep your sick child home:

Should I keep my child home or send him or her to school? Consider keeping your child home if he or she:

• Has a fever of 100 degrees or higher • Has been vomiting

• Has symptoms that prevent him or her from participating in school, such as: − Excessive tiredness or lack of appetite − Productive coughing, sneezing − Headache, body aches, earache, sore throat. A minor sore throat is usually not a problem, but a severe sore throat could be strep throat even if there is no fever. Other symptoms of strep throat in children are headache and stomach upset. Contact your pediatrician as your child needs a special test to determine if it is strep throat. Keep your child home until his or her fever has been gone for 24 hours without medication. Colds can be contagious for at least 48 hours. Returning to school too soon may slow the recovery process and expose others unnecessarily to illness. Does my child have the flu?

• The flu is serious! Call your pediatrician at the first sign of flu symptoms, which typically come on suddenly, including: − High fever − Chills − Head ache, body aches, ear ache − Nausea, vomiting − Dry cough If you’re unsure about the best way to treat your child’s cold or flu, ask your school nurse, doctor, pharmacist, or other healthcare provider.

Information from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Link to Communicable Diseases

(Chapter 3, pages 9-14 include an easy to read chart on common diseases)