💊If your student needs medication at school, the NV medication permission form must be completed. Students cannot bring in the medication; a parent/guardian must bring it in with the proper paperwork and the medication in the original container. (printable med form below)
💉 Vaccine-preventable diseases such as pertussis (whooping cough) and measles are commonly thought to be a thing of the past. Unfortunately, this is not true, and the need to immunize on time with all recommended vaccines continues to persist. Today, there are many safe and effective vaccines to protect against vaccine preventable diseases.* Please consult with your primary health care provider for recommendations of any illness, fever, or vaccines. *
🤧 Students should stay home from school if they have a fever (temperature above 100.4 F) by any method and a change in behavior or other signs and symptoms (such as a sore throat, rash, vomiting or diarrhea). Students may return to school when fever-free for 24 hours without fever reducing medications.
🧼Continue to teach good hygiene at home, hand washing before/after meals and after using the restroom, coughing/sneezing into their elbow, showering/bathing frequently, using /or introducing deodorant, clean clothing especially underwear and socks, and remind your students to dress for weather.
📵Parents/Guardians it is okay to give tough love by limiting screen time especially around bedtime.
You may receive a letter from the KCHD that your student did not pass a vision screening, and a follow-up vision exam is recommended. If you do not have a vision clinic, please call:
Cherry Health - Heart of the City Grand Rapids Lions Club Vision Clinic
Address: 100 Cherry St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: (616) 776-2135
