Health Related Policies

HEALTH-RELATED POLICIES

FAMILY INFORMATION AND IDENTIFICATION

It is the parent’s responsibility to make sure that all medical release forms and family information forms are up to date in the school office. If someone other than a parent comes for the student, the parents should notify the school and also see that the person has identification to show the staff.

HEALTH FORMS and IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS

All students must have up-to-date health forms and emergency information forms on file. 

Any student entering a Florida school for the first time: Florida State law requires that a

Student Health Examination Form (HRS 3040) and a Florida Certificate of Immunization (DH 680, Part A, B, or C, or a Religious Exemption Form DH 681) be completed before a child enters a Florida school for the first time. The forms may be obtained from your physician, the health department, or a walk-in clinic. Schedule your child's appointment for the health exam before school begins. The results of the health exam plus past and current immunizations or exemptions must be recorded.

Please note that the Certification of Immunization, DH 680 Form, can now be printed on white, blue, or any color paper. Schools can accept the DH 680 form if printed on white or colored paper.

All students enrolling/attending a Florida public or private school in Kindergarten through the 12th grade must show documentation for the following vaccines:

● Four or five doses of Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis (DTaP) vaccine

● Three doses of Hepatitis B vaccine series

● Four or five doses of the polio vaccine (A fifth dose of poliovirus vaccine is required if the fourth

dose was administered prior to the fourth birthday. Please note that the Certification of

Immunization (DH Form 680) has been updated to provide a space to document a fifth dose of

poliovirus vaccine as needed.)

● Two doses of measles vaccination (MMR)

● Two doses of the varicella vaccine (No doses are required if a healthcare provider shows a documented history of the student’s previous varicella infection.)

● One dose of tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) vaccine in grades seven through twelve.

ILLNESSES, INJURIES, AND INSURANCE

When a student becomes ill or injured, and/or when it is determined the student must go home, parents will be notified.  Because first aid equipment is limited, parents are asked to come promptly when notified.

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Students with a communicable disease may not attend school until they have clearance from a medical doctor.

OVER-THE-COUNTER OR PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS

Medication shall be administered to students by the office staff only, and after the medication permission form has been completed by the parent and returned to the school office.  All medication must be sent to the school in the original container with specific written directions or the number, amount, and times of dosage.

HEAD LICE

The school will check for head lice when prompted by reports of a suspected lice occurrence.  Students are encouraged to be nit and egg free before returning. Students must be treated before returning. Students who are sent home must return to the school office for a recheck before entering the classroom.

SERVICE ANIMALS

The school generally relies on the Orange County School District policy on service animals. For a student to have a service animal it must comply with the regulations set forth for service animals.