The health information you provide at registration and throughout the year is shared with staff as necessary to benefit the health and safety of your child and others. Please notify your child’s school when there are changes in your child’s health and when your emergency contact phone numbers change.

State law requires students to be in compliance with immunization standards to attend public school. This means every student must have a medically verified record on file wiht their school before they can attend. Parental report of vaccine history is no longer accepted. Students new to Mukilteo School District will be required to provide a medically-verified Immunization record at the time of registration. Parents can access their child’s vaccination record online at https://wa.myir.net/register or by contacting their child’s healthcare provider.

Parents or guardians requesting an exemption from immunization requirements are required to submit a Certificate of Exception, which must be signed by a health care provider. Per state law, personal and philosophical exemptions are not permitted for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. For more information about immunization requirements, consult your school nurse, your child’s healthcare provider or at Washington State Department of Health website. 

Whenever possible, parents and health care providers are encouraged to work out a medication schedule that takes place outside of school hours. If your child must receive medication while at school, a Medication Authorization Form completed and signed by both you and your child’s healthcare provider is required. This is true for any prescription or over-the-counter medication. The form is available from your school’s health room and may also be downloaded from the school district website. A new Medication Authorization form is required every school year.

State law requires any student who plans to self-carry rescue medication such as an EpiPen or inhaler have a training and demonstration session with the school nurse.

er Washington state law, students diagnosed with life-threatening conditions must have a medication or treatment order and a nursing care plan in place before he or she can attend school. The state law defines a life-threatening condition as a “health condition that will put the child in danger of death during the school day if a medication or treatment order and a nursing plan are not in place.” Examples include, but are not limited to, diabetes, severe allergy (anaphylaxis), severe asthma or seizure disorder.

The medication or treatment order for children with a life-threatening condition must be from the child’s licensed health care provider. If a medication or treatment order is not provided for a child with a life-threatening condition, the chief administrator of the child’s school is required to exclude the child until the medication or treatment order has been provided and a nursing plan prepared.

If your child has a life-threatening health condition that may require medical services to be performed at the school, IT IS VITAL TO YOUR CHILD’S SAFETY that you notify your school’s principal or school nurse. The necessary forms will be provided and a time will be arranged for you to meet with your child’s school nurse to develop a nursing plan. Please contact your child’s principal or school nurse if you have any questions about what to do concerning your child’s life-threatening health condition.

The best way to protect yourself and your family from catching the influenza virus is to:

• Get a flu shot each year.
• Don’t cough or sneeze into your hands.
• Cover your mouth with a tissue and then throw the tissue away or cough or sneeze into your sleeve.
• Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use a hand sanitizer.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.
• Stay home if you are sick and limit your contact with other people.

State law requires school districts to teach all students in grades 5 through 12 about HIV/AIDS. Under the law, parents who wish to exclude their child from the HIV/AIDS instruction must first preview the instructional materials. Parents can preview that material this fall. Parents will be notified via email later this school year. For more information, call 425-356-1205.

Students in kindergarten, and in grades 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 are screened for vision and hearing. Parents are notified of possible problems and recommendations may be made for further evaluation.

Students can get a staph infection if they have skin-to-skin contact with someone who has a staph infection or if they encounter items and surfaces that have staph on them. Most staph infections are minor and can be easily treated. One form of staph called MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) is a skin condition that looks like an infected pimple or boil and is resistant to more common forms of antibiotics. It’s important that you contact your doctor if your child has a skin infection that does not get better. In order to limit the spread of skin infections, the Mukilteo School District disinfects restrooms, lunchroom tables, locker rooms, and PE mats each day. Students also can help prevent the spread of skin infections with good hygiene practices. They should wash hands thoroughly with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer; keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage until healed; avoid contact with other people’s wounds and bandages; and avoid sharing personal items, such as towels or razors.

State law allows a student to have sunscreen at school without needing a signed Medication Authorization form. Students must apply the sunscreen to themselves when they are at school. Staff members and other students cannot help. Because of allergy risks, students also cannot share their sunscreen with others. The student’s name must be written on the sunscreen container with a permanent marker. Only rub-on sunscreens are allowed at school. Spray sunscreens are not allowed because the spray can get in the eyes, mouth, and noses of other students and can be harmful to students with asthma or other respiratory conditions.

To help stop the spread of food-borne illness, the Snohomish Health District recommends that parents use caution when planning food events at school. Acceptable food includes commercially prepared cakes, breads, cookies, and other baked goods, fresh fruit that has been washed and cut just prior to serving, or candy that has been individually wrapped.

Please avoid home-canned products, food containing custards and cream fillings, meat dishes, and potato or macaroni salad. Parents also should use caution in providing snacks that are a frequent allergen, such as peanuts, tree nuts, and dairy products. Please check with your child’s teacher to see if anyone in the classroom has allergy-related restrictions. All foods are to be served with utensils or gloved hands.

Information about accident insurance is distributed to students at the beginning of the school year and is available in school offices. For more information, call 425-356-1281.

Schools in the state of Washington are required to provide parents or guardians of children entering 6th through 12th grades with information about meningococcal disease, a serious infection of the brain (meningitis) and blood caused by bacteria, and with information about human papillomavirus disease, a common virus that is spread through genital contact.