Health Services

Physical Examination

Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of the student are required to present proof of health examination by a licensed physician, APN, or Physician’s Assistant within one year prior to the student…

Entering preschool or early childhood programs
Entering Kindergarten or 1st Grade
Entering 6th Grade
Entering 9th Grade
Enrolling in an Illinois school, regardless of the student’s grade (including early childhood, special education, and students transferring into Illinois from out-of-state or out-of-country

All required school physicals and immunizations must be on file at the school of attendance prior to the -first day of the school term.  Failure to provide the required information will result in the student’s exclusion from school.

These health examinations shall be documented on an official “Certificate of Child Health Examination”.  No other form will be accepted from your physician.  Your child’s certificate must indicate the month, date, and year of the immunizations and be signed by the examining physician, APN, or Physician’s Assistant.  This form must be returned to the school office on or before October 15th of the current school year or the student will be excluded from school starting October 16th until proof of the health examination is properly submitted.

Transfer Students

Health records will be requested from previous Illinois school districts.  For transfer students from out of the State or out of the country, or from a federal Head Start program, a health form that is comparable to the Illinois requirements may be accepted only at the time of first entry into an Illinois school.

Forms

Certificate of Child Health Examination 

Certificado de Examen de Salud del Nino/a 

Religious Exemption 

Interscholastic Sports Physical

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Immunizations

Proof of Immunity

Illinois state law requires specific immunizations for students enrolled in school.  NSSEO is required to follow the Illinois Department of Public Health requirements for immunizations.  Refer to your school’s nurse and the IDPH website for specific immunization requirements and review with your child’s doctor regarding required immunizations.

Immunization Clinics

Immunization Clinics at Village Hall in Arlington Heights
(847) 368-5760

Children’s Clinic in Hoffman Estates
(847) 781-4850

Cook County Department of Public Health
(847) 818-2860

Form

Religious Exemption 

Dental Examinations

Required for students entering Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 6th grade.  Recommended annually for all students.

Provides dental services to under-served individuals in the Chicagoland area.  It reaches senior citizens, people with disabilities, homeless, immigrants, and others who face difficulty accessing adequate dental care.

Forms

Proof of School Dental Examination

Formulario Comprobante del Examen Dental Escolar 

Dental Examination Waiver

Formulario de Renuncia Voluntaria del Examen Dental Escolar

Eye Examination

Required Vision Examinations

All kindergarten‐aged students and those enrolling for the first time in a public, private, or parochial school after January 1, 2008, are required to undergo a vision examination by an optometrist or ophthalmologist. Completed vision exam reports must be submitted to the school no later than October 15.  Parents who are eligible may sign a waiver exempting their child from this requirement if they qualify. The vision exam waiver must be signed and returned to the child’s school by October 15.  Parents may also provide a written religious objection including a brief explanation to have their child religiously exempted from undergoing an eye examination.  Signed and dated religious objections must be submitted to the child’s school by October 15.  If a vision exam form, waiver, or religious objection is not on file with the child’s school by October 15, the school may hold the child’s report card but may not deny school attendance to the child.

Vision Screening

All students in special education placements are mandated by the State to receive an annual vision screening. The certified school nurse or other personnel who are certified by the Department of Health in vision screening will provide this service. The screening is designed to identify students who require a complete eye exam in order to rule out vision problems or the need for eyeglasses. Vision screening is not a substitute for a complete eye exam performed by an eye doctor. Your child can be exempt from the vision screening if an eye doctor has completed and signed the eye exam form indicating that the exam was administered within the last 12 months.  Parents may also provide a written religious objection including a brief explanation to have their child religiously exempted from vision screening. If a current vision exam report or religious objection is not on file at school, your child will be screened. Students wearing glasses should be re‐examined by their eye doctor according to the eye doctor’s recommendation.

Forms

Eye Examination Report

Eye Examination Waiver

School Hearing Screening

All students in special education placements are mandated by the State to receive an annual hearing screening. The certified school nurse or other personnel who are certified by the Department of Health in hearing screening will provide this service. Students who fail hearing screening will be referred to their doctor for examination. A treating physician’s report should be completed by the doctor and returned to the school nurse.  Depending on the doctor’s findings, the student may then be referred to the NSSEO Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, for further audiological evaluation. Students wearing hearing aides and those with a known hearing loss will not be screened but should be monitored by their physician or private audiologist. Parents may also provide a written religious objection including a brief explanation to have their child religiously exempted from hearing screening.

The NSSEO Governing Board believes that each student should receive necessary medication in a safe, effective manner if the required medication must be administered during the school day.  Only medications, prescription and non-prescription, which are necessary to maintain the student while in school and only those that must be given during school hours will be administered.

NSSEO Medications Policy 

After School Activities and Medications 

Forms

Authorization for Administration of Medication 

Autorizacion para la administracion de medicina 

Authorization for Administration of Treatment 

Autorizacion para la Administracion de Tratamiento 

EPI Pen and Inhaler Emergency Consent 

Insect Repellant Physician Authorization Form (English)

Insect Repellant Physician Authorization Form (Spanish)

NSSEO follows the CDC/IDPH/ISBE regulations regarding reported illness/communicable diseases and exclusion policies. Nursing staff alert families of reported illness/communicable diseases within the school as advised by the health department. Please notify the school if your child contracts an illness/communicable disease.

Exclusion from School

The following link is used to help determine exclusion criteria, notification, duration of exclusion, etc. for most reported illness/communicable diseases.

IDPH School Health Listing of Communicable Diseases

Keep your child home from school when

They have a fever of 100 degrees (oral) or higher. Your child must be fever for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication before returning to school.

Vomiting more than two times in the previous 24 hours.

Skin rash until the medical care provider determines that the rash is not infectious.

Diarrhea (watery stools or loosely formed stool) three times in the previous 24 hours.

Loss of taste or smell.

If your child experiences any of the above symptoms during the school day, you will be contacted to pick them up immediately. It is important that the school has accurate phone numbers for parents and emergency contacts. Please notify the school office immediately with any changes in contact information.

Your child must be free from fever, vomiting, and diarrhea for 24-hours before returning to school. A note from your child’s medical care provider indicating the child is medically cleared to attend school may be required. For high clinical suspicion of COVID-19 (i.e. loss of taste or smell) a COVID-19 test or exclusion from school may be required.

Absences 

If a student is absent, the parent/guardian should call both the school and the bus company to report the absence. In the event that no phone call is received, the school is mandated to contact a parent or legal guardian to find out why the student is not in school.

Under some circumstances, the nurse may require a written note form a physician before allowing re‐ entry to school. Schools must adhere to the truancy ordinances of the community in which they are located.

Exposure Control

Accidents/Emergencies

Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting

Controlled Substance Abuse

Health History

Homebound/Hospital Instruction

Restriction for Physical Education

NSSEO Sports Physical Exam-Kirk

NSSEO Sports Physical Exam Spanish-Kirk

Illinois High School Association(IHSA) CPR Training Video

NSSEO Concussion Care Protocol

DMMP Form

NSSEO Food and Allergy Plan

Any of the procedures listed below or any medical procedures require physician and parent authorization.  A Physician Authorization for Administration of Treatment form needs to be completed. It is the parents’/guardians’ responsibility to provide the needed supplies for each procedure and to clean, disinfect, and maintain supplies as necessary.

Catheterization

When intermittent catheterization is necessary during the school day, the procedure will be performed by a registered nurse (RN) or a licensed practical nurse (LPN) with the LPN working under the direction of the RN.

Gastrostomy Tube Feedings

When gastrostomy tube feedings for the administration of nutrition, hydration, or medication is necessary during the school day, the procedure will be performed by an RN or LPN, with the LPN working under the direction of the RN.  If a parent or guardian prefers a classroom staff member to administer gastrostomy tube feedings, the parent or guardian may directly train the staff member.

Tracheostomy Care

When a student has a tracheostomy, care is necessary during the school day. This care will be provided by an RN or LPN who is trained and familiar with tracheostomy care.  The LPN providing tracheostomy care will perform duties under the direction of the RN.

Deep Suction

When a student requires deep suctioning throughout the school day, it will be performed by an RN or LPN.

Forms

Authorization for Administration of Treatment 

Autorizacion para la Administracion de Tratamiento