Nurse's Office
Halyna Chirovsky, R.N., School Nurse
(480) 929-9909 Ext. 6903
Emergency Contact Information
Notify the school office when you change: Phone numbers (home, work or mobile); Pager numbers; or home address. Also, notify the school office if there are changes of names and/or phone numbers for the persons you authorized to be contacted if you cannot be reached. It is important that the school be able to contact you if your child is sick or injured.
Physical Education
Check your child’s schedule. On physical education days, make sure your child dresses appropriately and wears sneakers or closed-in shoes to prevent injury and enhance participation.
Illness
If your child is ill, please keep him/her home for rest and tender loving care. A child should be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school. If your child’s doctor prescribes an antibiotic, it must be taken for 24 hours before your child returns to school. Please call the school nurse if you have any questions about your child returning to school after an illness, surgery or injury and to discuss any special health needs your child may have during the school day.
Medications
Children who require medications during the day must have written parent/guardian permission on a school medication form. Prescription medication must be provided to the school nurse in the current, original container with the prescription label for that child. Over-the-counter medication must be provided in the original container and a school medication form completed by the parent/guardian. A separate consent for acetaminophen (non-aspirin pain reliever) is available from the school nurse. Antibiotics or other medications that are prescribed two or three times daily do not need to be given at school unless your child attends a before or after school program. If so, consult with the school nurse.
Immunizations
Shots and Health Records Needed
State law requires students to have immunizations to attend school. Students who have not started the immunizations or are overdue for the next dose will be excluded from school. Upon enrollment into an Arizona school, parents must provide the child’s shot record that has been signed by a doctor’s office or medical clinic. Please note the immunizations required for school registration.
- Hepatitis B (series of three doses)
- Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (DTP)
- Polio
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) (two doses)
- Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine* - kindergarten, first, second, third, seventh and eighth grades
Preschool:
- Hepatitis B
- Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (DTP)
- Polio
- Haemophilus Influenzae b (HIB) series
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine
- Hepatitis A vaccine**
- Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine
* Beginning August 2008, all students in preschool, Head Start, kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, seventh and eighth grades are required to have the varicella (chicken pox) vaccine or the parent may verify that the student has had the disease.
** Children, age 2 through 5 years old, who attend a licensed day care facility or Head Start in Maricopa County must also receive Hepatitis A vaccine.
Immunization requirements will be added for the 2008-2009 school year. Click on the links below to see if the change will require your student to receive added immunizations.
New vaccine rules for Arizona as of January 5, 2008
Recommended immunization schedule for persons ages 0-18 years
For more information on immunizations, please visit the Arizona Department of Health Services website at: http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/immun/index_parfam.htm.
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health offers immunizations to children younger than 18 years old who are uninsured. To receive information on time, date and locations of immunization clinics, call the Immunization Hotline at (602) 506-6767 (English and Spanish).
Insurance
The school does not provide health insurance for students. You may, however, purchase insurance at minimal cost through a private company. Your child will be bringing home information on a school insurance that may be of interest to you. However, this is the only insurance service that the school will provide.
