Physical and Dental Final Reminders

Reminders:

• All students in Kindergarten, 6th, and 11th grades are required to have completed physical exams.

• All students in Kindergarten, 3rd, and 7th grades are required to have a completed dental exam.

Information regarding school physical and school dental exams will be posted on the Parent Portal and/or mailed home for those students that have not turned in a physical or dental form for this school year.

Exams may be mailed to the health room, faxed, or emailed to your school nurse.  For contact information, see the Contact Us page.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact your school nurse.

When to Keep Student Home

Our goal is to promote student wellness, and parents/guardians can help by keeping their children at home when they are sick. We ask that you keep your child at home for the following reasons:

1. A fever of 100.4 degrees or higher in the last 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications prior to return.

2. Vomiting and diarrhea related to illness in the last 24 hours. 

3. Any suspected infectious diseases (such as pink eye, influenza or COVID-19)

If your child is sent home from school for the above reasons, please consider keeping the child home the following day. He/she/they should remain home until they are fever-free and/or have had no vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours.

COVID RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOL 

Penn Manor recommends that families contact their health provider for guidance if a student tests positive for COVID. 

The PA Department of Health no longer recommends quarantine for individuals who are exposed to someone who tests positive for COVID.  Families may contact their physician for recommendations or concerns.

Parents will need to provide a parent note or doctor's note for any missed school days.  

Students should contact their teacher(s) directly for any coursework or missed assignments.

Screenings

The school nurses are busy working on completing health screenings as mandated by the PA Public School Code.  Height, weight, and vision screenings will be completed on students in grades K-12.  Hearing screenings will be completed on students in grades K-3, 7, and 11. Scoliosis screenings will be completed on students in grades 6 and 7.  This includes all Penn Manor Virtual School (PMVS) students.

Health screening results are posted to the Parent Portal in Sapphire.  The Health Screenings include height/weight (BMI), vision, hearing, and scoliosis in applicable grades.

If you prefer or require a paper copy of your child’s BMI letter, please contact your child's building Certified School Nurse by phone or email.  The Certified School Nurse will then mail home a copy addressed to the parent.

When to Contact the School Nurse

Please contact your building's certified school nurse for any of the following:

• New medical diagnosis or allergies

• Medication changes

• Visits to ER or the hospital

• Injuries: When your student's injury requires an extremity to be immobilized (casted, splinted, braced) or the injury requires activity restrictions (including use of crutches) or academic accommodations.

• Surgeries

• Extended medical absences

• Use of health monitoring devices (ex: heart monitors)

• Any concerns as a parent or guardian concerning your student’s health

School nurse contact information can be found under the Contact Information section.