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Norwin School District provides limited health
services to the Queen of Angels Catholic School
through the school nurse. Health testing and screening
shall be administered to the student in accordance
with the policies and procedures set by the local
public school districts.
Children must be immunized before
entering school, as required by state law. No
child shall be permitted in school without the
following immunizations:
| Diphtheria, Tetanus
(DT, DPT, DtaP) |
4 doses - one
dose must be given after age 4 |
| Polio (OPV) |
3 doses |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) |
2 doses |
| Hepatitis B |
3 doses |
| Chicken Pox Vaccine (or verification
of disease) |
1 dose |
In case of an emergency concerning
the health of a student, the school nurse and/or
school Principal shall be notified immediately.
The school nurse shall be primarily responsible
for rendering medical assistance. If the parent,
guardian, or person designated on the student's
emergency card can not be timely reached, the
school nurse or school Principal shall decide
whether hospitalization or further treatment at
a medical facility is necessary. The school office
will maintain an emergency care card for each
enrolled student, which shall contain the following
information.
- student's name
- name and address of parents
or guardians and where they may be reached during
normal school hours
- name, address and telephone
number of a third party who may be contacted
in the event the parents or guardians cannot
be reached
- name of medical insurance provider
and policy number
In the case of illness during
school hours, the Principal or school nurse may
send a child home after parents have been notified
and transportation arrangements have been made.
Children are not permitted to call the parents
or to dismiss themselves.
The school staff is not permitted to give any medication to any student without a current prescription from a medical doctor.
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