School nursing is much more than bandaids and ice packs! We promote student attendance and limit health-related barriers to learning. I serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team established to meet the health and educational needs of all LAUSD students.

Credentialed school nurses assume a variety of important roles for students and staff:  

• Primary health care provider 

• Emergency care provider 

• Case manager or coordinator 

• Child advocate 

• Health educator 

• Counselor 

• Suspected child abuse reporter 

• Contagious disease nurse 

• Vaccine compliance advocate 

• Hearing screener 

• Vision screener 

• Disability prevention advocate 

• Trainer and supervisor of unlicensed personnel who provide Specialized Physical Health Care Services.

• Messenger to guardian about health-related issues 

• Medical record keeper 

District Health Forms

• My Student Has a Health Problem

• My Student Needs Medical Treatments During the Day

• My Student Has Asthma

• Asthma Action Plan 

• Authorization to Receive/Release Health Information 

• Carlson Home Hospital Referral 

• My Student Has Diabetes

• My Student Has Severe Allergies

• Epinephrine Auto-Injector Authorization 

• Permanent Health History

• Readmittance to School with ACE Bandages, Sutures, Braces, Casts, Crutches, Wheelchairs and Other Ambulatory Assistive Devices 

• My Students Needs Medication at School

• Request for Medication to be Taken During School Hours 

• Request to Self-Carry Medication at School 

• My Student Has Seizures

• Seizure Action Plan 

• Seizure Parent Questionnaire 

• Special Diet Request Form 

District Health Policies

• Cafeteria Menu

• Communicable Disease Policy: Please keep your student home if they have a fever over 100.3F,  vomiting, diarrhea, severe pain, or labored breathing. Students may return to school once they are fever-free without medication (ie Motrin or Tylenol) for 24 hours.

• COVID LAUSD FAQs 

  • Order COVID test kits through the post office

• Epinephrine Policy 

• Immunization Policy 

• Parent Health-Related FAQs 

Local Health Resources

LAUSD School-Based Health Centers: 

• Complete Physical Examinations 

• Immunizations: thru age 18, subject to (VFC eligibility requirements) 

• School Entry Exams 

• Oral Health Assessments 

• Vision Screenings 

• Nutrition Assessments 

• TB Testing 

• 211LA

• Local Dental Clinics and Orthodontia Referrals 

• Harbor Community Health Center (low-cost vaccine clinic)

• Harbor Regional Center

• Family Nurse Partnership 

• Local Emergency Shelters 

• San Pedro Mental Health Clinic

Health Information Links

• Air Quality Information

• Apply for Medi-cal

• Concussion Info (CDC) 

• Fentanyl Info 

• Head Lice Fact Sheet 

• Healthy Eating for Teens (USDA MyPlate) 

• HPV Vaccine Info (CDC) 

• Meningococcal Vaccine Info (CDC) 

• Poison Control Phone Number: 800-222-1222 

• RSV

• Suicide hotline: 988

Health Screenings

• Students are screened for vision on entry to a California school and in grade 8. Special education students are screened during the initial evaluation and every three years. Any student may be screened for suspicion of a vision deficit. Vision Screening Opt-Out Consent 

• Students are screened for hearing on entry to a California school and in grade 8. Special education students are screened during the initial evaluation and every three years.