Health Services

     The Health Center Nurse provides first aid and medical care primarily for illness or injuries that occur during the school day.  It is not a primary care facility like a doctor’s office.  The nurse is qualified to collaborate with you and your child’s doctor to provide an educational environment in which your child can learn and thrive.  While the nurse does not make a medical diagnosis or prescribe medication or treatment, medication and treatment prescribed by a doctor may be given in the health office by the Nurse.

Hearing/Vision Screenings-

Hearing and Vision Screenings are done for All New students to district, all students who receive services through the special education department each year, all Preschool, all Kindergarten, all 1st grade,  all 2nd grade, all 3rd grade and all 5th grade students each school year. All 4th grade and All 6th grade students will be screened as needed. Screenings are done at the Beginning school year, so if there are any abnormal results- parents will notified early in the school to follow up with their doctor so students can have more success in their learning experience. More information is on the health service side bar menu. 

Disease Prevention/Immunizations-

Parent and Emergency Contacts/Health History-
Parents are required to complete Emergency Contact and Health History Forms for each of their children every year.  These forms contain vital information should your child becomes ill or injured at school.  Students will be released to ONLY those persons indicated on the form.   Photo ID is required to pick up any child during the day at school.

Student Illness-
Students should be coming to school feeling well with no signs of illness and ready to learn. If a student feels ill during the school day, they should report their complaint to the classroom teacher for referral to the nurse. Students are not to contact their parents directly via cell phone regarding illness unless prior arrangements have been made with the nurse. Please keep your child home if they have fever, diarrhea, vomiting, deep cough, or a potentially communicable disease.  If your child has been diagnosed with contagious illness, please contact the Health Center Nurse, so parents of other students in the class can be notified.  Please call your child’s doctor for advice on an ill child. Do not send ill students to school to be evaluated by the nurse.

Please Review 'Signs of Illness' on health service Side bar menu

Medication-
In compliance with ARS 15-344 and ARS 32-1901, over-the-counter medications are not available in the Health Center.  Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Calamine, Neosporin, topical or oral Benadryl, cough drops, antacids or any like remedies are not stocked. Students are not permitted to have medication in their possession at any time without a specific prior written arrangement with the Nurse.

Prescription medications that are brought into the Nurse must be in an original prescription container labeled for the student with a current date. The label must state directions that coincide with the request being made by the parent. 

Over-the-counter Medications needed by students during the school day must be checked in to the Health Center by a parent/guardian.  Requests must be in agreement with the manufacturer’s directions or have doctor's order.  Herbal preparations must have a doctor’s order.  It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to pick up any unused or discontinued medications promptly from the health center.  At the end of the school year, any medication remaining in the Health Center will be discarded.

PE Excuses-
Students requesting to be excused from P.E. must bring a note signed by their parent to the Nurse.  The Nurse will then write an “excused from P.E.” pass for the student to take to P.E.  Any request for an excuse for three or more PE classes must be accompanied by a Physician’s written order. All injuries requiring any type of orthopedic support or devise on campus must be reported with a medical excuse and cleared through the Health Center.  

Chronic Health Conditions-
If your child has been diagnosed with a chronic health condition please contact the nurse immediately. He or she will inform you of the DVUSD protocols/procedures necessary to ensure a healthy and safe environment for your child during the school day.

Please check the health service side bar menu for your child's health condition information and documents needed.