Health Services

Should you stay or should you go?

Stay home when you are sick, wash hands frequently, cover cough and sneezes.

Students will be kept home from school/sent home from school for any of the following symptoms that may indicate a communicable disease:

• Fever – oral temperature of 100.4 F or greater

• Shortness of breath and/or cough

• Red, draining eye(s)

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• Rash

• Any symptom(s) causing great discomfort for the student (e.g., severe cough, sore throat, earache, headache)

Student may return to school after illness under the following conditions unless directed otherwise by local health jurisdiction:

• Fever-free without anti-fever medication for 24 hours

• Relief from symptoms including shortness of breath and/or cough

• No vomiting for 24 hours

• No diarrhea for 24 hours

• Note from health care provider indicating no longer contagious

Washington State Law (WAC 246-105) requires all new students to have a medically verified immunization record for school entry on or before the first day of school attendance.

The medically verified record includes one or more of the following:

• A Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) printed from the Immunization Information System (IIS)
• A physical copy of the CIS with a healthcare provider signature
• A physical copy of the CIS with accompanying medical immunization records from a healthcare provider verified and signed by school staff 
• A CIS printed from MyIR
• A Certificate of Exemption (COE) completed and signed by the parent/guardian and the healthcare provider for personal/philosophical, religious or medical exemption (no personal/philosophical exemption allowed for the MMR vaccine)
• A Certificate of Exemption (COE) completed and signed by the parent for religious membership exemption indicating membership in a church or religious body whose beliefs or teachings do not allow for medical treatment by a healthcare provider.

 Click on any of the following resources for more information:

• 2022-23 Minimum Doses of Immunization Required for Enrollment
• 2022-23 Certificate of Immunization Status Form_English
• 2022-23 Certificate of Immunization Status Form_Spanish
• Health Care Resources
• Ways to Access your Family's Immunization Information

If a student needs a medication (prescribed or over the counter) at school, the parent/guardian must sign permission and provide a written order from a licensed health care provider. The appropriate form may be accessed below.

The medication must be brought to school in the original container.

Medication Permission Forms:

• Asthma  
• Epinephrine  
• Parent Permission for Over the Counter Medication  
• Other Medications

Head lice are small, crawling, wingless insects about the size of a sesame seed that lay tiny, tear drop shaped eggs or nits in the hair. Head lice are not a source of infection or disease; they are simply a nuisance. Anyone can get head lice, and it is not related to personal hygiene or cleanliness in the home or school. They do not jump, hop or fly but are transmitted by direct prolonged head to head contact. The symptoms of head lice include a tickling feeling of something moving in the hair, itching, or sores on the head/neck area caused by scratching. Treatment includes over the counter products, using a lice comb and/or by contacting your health care provider for appropriate treatment options.

• Peninsula School District Protocol for Management of Head Lice
• Head lice information for parents

Factual Information About Head Lice:

• Lice: Washington State Department of Health
• Head Lice: What Parents Need to Know – HealthyChildren.org
• CDC – Lice – Head Lice – General Information – Frequently Asked Questions

Return to School After Concussion Form