Health & Health Services

All students must provide evidence of immunization required by state law. The Board may determine, after consultation with the school medical advisor, that a health screening for tuberculosis is required before students enter school. The nurse can provide details regarding these requirements.

School nurses provide yearly screenings as required by CT general Statutes, Section 10-214:

Vision: Students in K, 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th

Hearing: Pure-tone (audiometric) hearing tests for students in K, 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th 

Scoliosis: female students in 5th grade.

Parents/guardians of students who need further evaluation by a physician will be notified. Parents should return the referral form to the school nurse after it has been completed by a physician.

Please notify the school nurse annually if you do not wish your child to participate in these screenings.

• To safeguard the health of all students, we ask parents to monitor their children for possible communicable diseases and to adhere to the following guidelines regarding when to keep their child(ren) at home:

• Fever over 100.4 degrees

• An unidentified rash

• Vomiting or diarrhea in the past 24 hours

• Copious yellow/green mucus discharge from nose

• A severe headache, with or without a fever

• A severe sore throat with symptoms indicating possible strep throat

• Conjunctivitis (pink eye) with discharge

• A communicable illness (flu, covid, stomach bug, etc)

• An undiagnosed skin wound, lesion or sore that appears red swollen or draining fluid

Students should remain home for the following:

• For 24 hours after an elevated temperature returns to normal without the use of fever reducing medication

• After a throat culture until the results are available

• For 24 hours after the first dose of antibiotics for the treatment of strep throat

• For 24 hours after vomiting has ended or since the last episode of diarrhea

• For 24 hours following the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis or conjunctivitis with drainage

• Until adequately treated for head lice, scabies, or other infestations, communicable illness or skin infection, as assessed by the school nurse; or have been assessed by a physician and determined to be non-communicable. A physician’s note may be required for return to school based on nursing judgment.

The health office should be notified of any significant allergies to foods, medications, bee stings, etc. Any required emergency medications should be delivered to the health office with the accompanying medication authorization forms, complete with both medical provider and parent signatures, on or before the first day of the school year.

*Right to refuse administration of emergency epinephrine

 In accordance with CT state law, parents have the right to refuse the administration of epinephrine in the event of a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis). Please contact the health office if you wish to discuss this further and/or to sign the waiver. 

Beecher Road School is committed to ensuring that students who have special health care needs due to chronic and acute health conditions receive the support and services necessary to remain safe and, to the extent possible, maintain their baseline health status during school. “Students with special health care needs” refers to those students who have a medically diagnosed chronic health condition such as asthma, diabetes, life-threatening food allergy, cardiac abnormality, juvenile arthritis, celiac disease, migraine headache, epilepsy, or a significant acute illness or injury requiring treatment and a period of recovery, such as mononucleosis, Lyme disease, or a fractured arm or leg. For students with such conditions, the school team collaborates with the family and student’s health care provider to identify school based needs and develops an appropriate plan of care to meet those student’s needs. The plan is called an individualized health care plan (ICHP). For students at high risk for a health or safety emergency in school, an individualized emergency care plan (IECP) is developed as part of the ICHP. Some students may need an individualized transportation plan (ITP) as part of their ICHP. Parents who have a child with special health care needs are encouraged to speak with the school nurse regarding the appropriateness and process for developing the ICHP. These plans may be incorporated into a student’s individualized special education program (IEP) or Section 504 plan if eligible.

Please notify the health office staff of any significant changes in your child's medical history, including surgeries, serious illnesses, new diagnoses, etc. so that their health chart may be updated and nursing staff made aware.

We are following the current CDC guidelines

One of the main priorities of the school nurse is to keep healthy children in school. However, there will be times that the school nurse will ask parents/guardians to pick up a student who has symptoms of illness or an injury that, in the professional judgment of the school nurse, needs to be observed at home or assessed by a medical doctor. In an emergency, 9-1-1 will be called for immediate transportation to the hospital.

For students who must take medication during school hours, including medications prescribed by a physician for short-term use (e.g., antibiotics, daily medication, medication needed only occasionally, over the counter medications, medications for emergencies such as EpiPens and inhalers), parents/guardians must provide the school nurse with the signed medical order of an authorized prescriber (physician, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse, physician’s assistant or optometrist) authorizing the nurse to administer the medication. The order for medication must include:

• Name, strength, and dosage of the prescribed medication

• Reason for the medication (medical diagnosis)

• Directions for administering the medication

• Time the medication is to be administered

• Duration of the order

• Potential side and untoward effects

Medication forms are available at your child’s pediatrician’s office as well as through the link below. Medication must be brought to school in the original bottle or container, properly labeled with the name of the student, name of the physician, date, original prescription, and directions for correct dosage. All medication must be brought to the nurse’s office by an adult; Please do not send medication to school with your child. No medication will be stored in school beyond one week of termination of the physician’s order. Medication must be picked up by a parent/guardian or a responsible adult. All medications must be picked up by the last day of school or they will be disposed of by the school nurse in accordance with CT state law.

Medical Authorization Form

Asthma Action Plan

Allergy Action Plan

 Exemption from the state mandated health assessment and immunization requirements on medical grounds must be requested in writing on the following forms.                   

Connecticut Department of Public Health Medical Exemption Certification Statement

Student Medical Exemption Certificate for Required Immunizations

This document may be signed and returned if you do NOT want your child to receive life-saving Epinephrine in the case of a severe allergic reaction. This document pertains to students who have undiagnosed allergies and do not already have an order and Epinephrine at school

Click here to access the Administration of Emergency Epinephrine document.