Welcome Back to School!

Please refer to the drop down menus below to access lots of helpful information.

And as always, please feel free to call with any questions or concerns regarding your child's health. 

What Does Your School Nurse Do?  

What Your School Nurse Can Do:

• Insure that all students have proper immunizations and physical exams as required by the State of Massachusetts

• Screen students for height, weight, BMI, vision and hearing 

• Provide basic first aid for incidents that occur during school hours

• Administer medication as ordered by the student's physician

• Communicate with parents if a student is ill or seriously injured

• Activate Emergency Medical Services if a student experiences  a medical emergency

• Assume an active role in keeping students safe and healthy at school

 What Your School Nurse Can Not Do:

• Diagnose or treat illnesses or serious injuries

• Give any medication without written permission from parent/guardian AND physician

• Replace good medical care from a family health care provider

Health

When feeling sick with a respiratory virus, like COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)), the CDC has recommended the following guidance:  

Remain at home for at least 24 hours until symptoms are improved.  If a fever is present, you may resume normal activities once you are fever-free without use of a fever-reducing medication for 24 hours.

When resuming normal activities, you are encouraged to take additional prevention strategies for the next 5 days including wearing a well-fitting mask, good hygiene (covering your cough and sneeze, washing your hands), and/or getting tested for respiratory viruses.

Please consult your healthcare provider if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s symptoms or if their symptoms persist.