Family Checklist
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IS YOUR CHILD’S EMERGENCY INFORMATION UP TO DATE?
Please provide your child’s school with your emergency contact information, your address and daytime phone number, as well as the phone numbers of two alternative emergency contacts. Please keep the information up to date. If your cellphone number changes, you decide to get rid of your landline, or your email address changes, please contact your child’s school right away. Your child’s school may need to reach you quickly in case your child gets ill or is injured at school.
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DO YOU QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE MEALS?
Complete an application at your child’s school or download the application form from the school district website.
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IS YOUR CHILD’S IMMUNIZATION FORM ON FILE?
Students must have complete immunization records kept at school. This includes documents excluding vaccinations, which must be signed by health care providers and a parent.
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DOES YOUR CHILD RECEIVE MEDICATION AT SCHOOL?
A Medication Authorization form that is signed by a health care provider and by a parent must accompany all medications taken at school, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines. See more information in the Health section.
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DOES YOUR CHILD USE AN INHALER AND/OR EPIPEN?
If you want your child to carry and self-administer asthma or anaphylaxis medication (such as an inhaler and/or Epipen) during school hours or during school-sponsored events, your child’s health care provider must sign a Medication Authorization form and formulate a written care and treatment plan with the school nurse. Students must complete a skills checklist with the school nurse. See more information in the Health section.
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DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION?
If your child has been diagnosed with a life-threatening condition (such as severe bee sting allergies, severe food allergies, severe or unstable asthma, diabetes, or seizures), a medication or treatment order and a nursing plan must be in place before your child can attend school. See more information in the Health section.
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DOES YOUR CHILD REQUIRE ASSISTANCE?
If your child requires assistance in feeding or self-care, a nursing plan and physician treatment order must be in place before your child can attend school.
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DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE OTHER HEALTH CONCERNS?
Please contact your child’s school nurse if your child has health concerns or if there are changes in your child’s health status during the school year.
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DOES YOUR CHILD QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL SERVICES?
Do you suspect that your child/student has a mental, physical, developmental delay, or a disability that has a major impact on learning, working and caring for him or herself, or performing manual tasks? If your child currently attends school, contact that school’s psychologist. If your child is not yet of school age, please contact the school district’s Special Services Department at 425-356-1277.