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Welcome to the Harris Hill School Health Office! 

Contact Information

School Nurse: Julie Pancio, R.N.

School Nurse, spelled out using school and nurse supplies, like crayons, ruler, q-tips, and bandaids

 

Updated COVID-19 Guidelines

IF YOUR CHILD EXHIBITS SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19:

PCSD follows the CDC guidance for return to school after students or staff members exhibit symptoms associated with COVID-19.

If your child is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, please keep them home and follow the CDC Guidelines. They should return to school when they meet the following criteria:

1. Exhibit significant improvement of symptoms
2. Are fever-free for at least 24 hrs. without fever-reducing medication

  • If your child is going to be late in the morning or absent from school for any reason, please call the School Attendance Office at (585) 249-6601.  When reporting an absence, please remember to include the reason for the absence.  Feel free to leave a message anytime.

    • Physicals are required for all students new to the school as well as those students entering Kindergarten and grades 1, 3 and 5. If your child has not had a physical within the last calendar year, please schedule one and let the Health Office know when this requirement will be completed
    • If you have health concerns that you feel the Nurse should know about your child, please email or call anytime
    • If you are going to be out of town and another adult will be caring for your child, it is advisable to inform the school and write a medical release for your child during your absence and forward it to the nurse

  • Medications can be administered at school when the following conditions are met:

    • The medication must be brought to the Health Office by an adult, in the original labeled container
    • A doctor's order and written parent permission must accompany all prescription medication as well as non-prescription medication including but not limited to topical (i.e. Vaseline, Neosporin) and oral medication (i.e. Ibuprofen, Tylenol, cough drops)
    • If there is not a doctor’s order in the health office the medication will not be administered
    • MD orders must be renewed annually

    • Vision (distance and near) screenings done in grades K, 1, 3 and 5
    • Hearing screening done in grades K, 1, 3 and 5
    • Color perception screening done in K and any new student to the District
    • Scoliosis screenings grade 5 girls ONLY

When to Keep a Child Home with Illness

Sometimes it can be difficult for a parent to decide whether to send children to school when they wake up with complaints that they do not feel well.  However, there are some situations in which it is best to plan on keeping your child home. 

  • Persistent fever greater than 100° (without fever reducing medication such as Tylenol)
  • Vomiting more than 2 times in the previous 24 hours, especially if accompanied by poor appetite, diarrhea, or fever, or if vomiting is in the morning of the same day you intend to send them to school
  • Diarrhea or loose stools that cannot be controlled, that are bloody, or that spill out of underpants or diapers, or a diagnosis from a physician of an infectious cause until cleared by the physician to return to school
  • Child is too sleepy or ill to stay in class all day or profit from program activities
  • Significant cough that makes a child feel uncomfortable or disrupts the class
  • Difficulty breathing,  persistent crying, or significant irritability
  • Sore throat accompanied by fever, rash, and/or feeling ill, that lasts longer than 48 hours, or a physician confirmed diagnosis of strep throat until 24 hours after treatment has started
  • Honey-crusted sores around the nose or mouth; any wet or weeping sores; or a physician confirmed diagnosis of impetigo until 24 hours after treatment has started.
  • Rash accompanied by other symptoms of illness such as fever or behavioral changes, until a physician confirms it is not contagious.
  • Red, runny eyes that are painful, severely itchy, red or swollen eyelids,  or distract a child from learning
  • Large amount of discolored nasal discharge especially if the child is feeling ill or has a fever
  • Severe ear pain or drainage from the ear
  • Severe headache, especially if accompanied by fever or rash
  • Persistent abdominal pain for more than 2 hours or associated with fever, dehydration, or feeling very ill.
  • Any condition that you think may be serious, contagious to others, or that would prevent your child from staying in class, participating comfortably in activities, or that may interfere with learning.

Resource: American Academy of Pediatrics Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools, A Quick Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, Aronson, SS. Shope, TR. 2009

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