Health Services
Phone: 518-475-6137 | Fax: 518-475-6131
Health Coordinator
Medical Director
Additional resources & requirements
The information below is a set of general guidelines for helping determine whether a student should stay home or attend school.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns about the health of your child, you should consult a medical professional.
Fever
| STAY HOME IF | 100.0° F or higher |
| REUTRN WHEN | Fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen |
Persistent cough
| STAY HOME IF | Cough won't stop, or experiencing any trouble breathing. Severe cough or breathing problems should be evaluated by a doctor |
| REUTRN WHEN | Cough is mild and infrequent |
Vomiting and/or diarrhea
| STAY HOME IF | Experiencing any vomiting and/or diarrhea |
| REUTRN WHEN | Free of vomiting and/or diarrhea for 24 hours |
Rash
| STAY HOME IF | Rash is itchy, oozing, or accompanied by a fever |
| REUTRN WHEN | Free from fever and/or have been evaluated by a doctor |
Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
| STAY HOME IF | Eye is red and oozing a green or yellow discharge |
| REUTRN WHEN | 24 hours after starting antibiotic eye drops or ointment |
New York State Public Health Law, Section 2164, mandates that schools not permit a child to be admitted unless the parents/guardians provide the school with a certificate of immunization or proof from a physician that the child is in the process of receiving the required immunizations.
Education Law (Section 903) and Regulations of the Commissioner of Education require physical examinations of children multiple times throughout their academic careers.
If your child's doctor feels it is necessary for medication to be administered to your child in school, contact your child's school health office to obtain a "Medication Permission" form or download it from above.
To administer medication to students in school, the following steps must be taken for both prescriptions and over-the-counter medications.
- Obtain written order from your child's physician. The pharmacy label does not constitute a written order. Faxed requests from licensed physicians are acceptable. Verbal permissions from a physician to administer medication are not acceptable.
- Submit your written request that medication be administered to your child in school as ordered by his/her physician.
- Deliver your child's medication directly to the Health Office in the original, properly labeled container. (Parents/guardians should ask the pharmacist for two containers, one to remain at home and one at school. Medications cannot be carried by students on school buses or on their person during the school day.)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided updated guidance for respiratory viral illnesses, including COVID-19.
In addition to physicals and immunizations, there are additional screenings required by state law, including vision, hearing and lead.
If for any reason a child is unable to participate in the district's physical education program, the parent/guardian must provide appropriate documentation from the attending physician indicating the problem, the specific limitations and the duration of those limitations.
If a child is to be excused from the regular physical education program for more than two weeks, the parent/guardian must obtain information from the attending physician regarding the students' ability to participate in an adaptive physical education program.
Download the form above, of vist the Health Office at your child's school.
