Health Services

Contact THE School Nurse When:

Your student has a chronic or life threatening health condition that requires accommodations at school
Your student requires medications, tube feedings or other medical procedures during the school day
Your student has had a concussion
You have questions about your student’s immunizations or concerns about communicable illnesses.
You have concerns about your student’s vision or hearing
Your student’s school attendance is changing
Your student’s health information or medications has changed
You want information about health services in your community

CONTACT THE HEALTH TECHNICIAN WHEN:

You want to know if your student has been in the health room today
You want to request that your student’s prescribed “as needed” medication be given today
You have helpful information about your student’s recent illness or injury that may prompt a health room visit today
You have questions about your middle school student's sports physical

RESOURCES:

WHEN TO STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL

Should you stay or should you go?

Staying home when sick is an important way to help prevent the spread of germs that cause illnesses. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that your child be kept home if they are not able to take part in normal school activities, the illness causes an unsafe or unhealthy place for others at school, or when the child requires care that cannot be managed at school. Keep your student home if they have:

Fever (temperature over 100.4° F)
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Red, draining eyes
Rash
Shortness of breath and/or cough
COVID-19 symptoms or potential exposure

Students may return to school after being symptom free without anti-fever medication for 24 hours or your health care provider indicates your student is no longer contagious.

IMMUNIZATIONS

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:

MEDICATION AT SCHOOL

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:

HEAD LICE

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.

Factual Information About Head Lice:

RETURN TO SCHOOL AFTER CONCUSSION

DIRECTORY:

School Name	School Nurse	Phone Number	Health Technician	Phone Number
Artondale	Dana Kelleher	253-530-1123	Sherry Lauer	253-530-1124
Discovery/ Global Virtual Academy (elementary)	Tina Beierly	253-530-1223	Katherine Seymour	253-530-1224
Evergreen	Kris Girard	253-530-1324	Sue Kingsbury	253-530-1323
Harbor Heights	Sharon Skeen	253-530-1823	Elizabeth Park	253-530-1824
Minter Creek	Sarah Bassler	253-530-4322	Tara Willey	253-530-4323
Pioneer	Micki Hulscher	253-530-3523	Sally Blowers	253-530-3524
Purdy	Sarah Bassler	253-530-4623	Cindi Collamore	253-530-4624
Swift Water	Micki Hulscher	253-530-4923	Virginia Hiser	253-530-4924
Vaughn	Kris Girard	253-530-4723	Robyn Miller	253-530-4724
Voyager	Tina Beierly	253-530-4823	Joanna Hopkins	253-530-4824
Goodman MS	Sharon Skeen	253-530-1623	Lynn Kilgore	253-530-1624
Harbor Ridge MS	Sarah Bassler	253-530-1923	Lori Drouin	253-530-1924
Key Peninsula MS	Kris Girard	253-530-4223	Betty Kelley	253-530-4224
Kopachuck MS	Tina Beierly	253-530-4123	Sue Walker	253-530-4124
Academies at Henderson Bay/ Global Virtual Academy (secondary)	Dana Kelleher	253-530-1723	Kristi Harkson	253-530-1724
CTP Program	Polly Schembs	253-225-4459
Gig Harbor HS	Polly Schembs	253-530-1423	Valle Vincent	253-530-1424
Peninsula HS	Jocelyn Hanson	253-530-4423	Amy Chonzena	253-530-4424

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Miriam Atchison, RN MSN
School Nurse Coordinator
(253) 530-1023

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RESOURCES:

WHEN TO STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL

IMMUNIZATIONS

MEDICATION AT SCHOOL

Medication Permission Forms:

HEAD LICE

Factual Information About Head Lice:

RETURN TO SCHOOL AFTER CONCUSSION

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