School Health Services are provided by the school nurses for the purposes of:

1. Care of emergency sickness or injury in school.
2. Communicable disease prevention and control.
3. Determination of health needs.
4. Follow-up and interpretation of health needs to pupils and parents.

Parent cooperation is requested in the following situations:

1. A doctor’s note is needed when your child returns to school from an absence due to illness or injury. A gym note should also be obtained from the doctor if your child is unable to participate

in physical education class because of illness or injury. Another doctor’s note is required to clear your child to safely return to gym class, recess, or afterschool physical activity.

2. Students returning requiring medical equipment, such as crutches, wheelchair,

cane, etc. must have a doctor’s order for the equipment. They will not be able to participate in any physical activity unless cleared by the doctor.

If your child is absent due to illness or injury, please notify Mrs. Cela x 22001.

 

4. Changes in your child’s medical condition, any medication changes, or any recent medical procedure should be brought to the attention of your child’s school nurse. Your child’s school nurse will coordinate care with your child’s teacher as needed. The school nurse should also be informed of medications your child takes at home.

 

5. Your child should be kept home and the nurse should be contacted if he/she has contracted

any communicable diseases: i.e., measles, mumps, strep throat, ringworm, chicken pox, pink eye, etc. A doctor’s note to return to school will be required. Ringworms must be covered while at school.

6. If your child becomes ill or injured in school, you will be called to make arrangements for

him/her to be picked up.

HEALTH REGULATIONS

 

CLICK LINK : NJ STATE SCHOOL  HEALTH EXCLUSION LIST 

1. Keep up-to-date home, work, and emergency telephone numbers filed in the Nurse’s and main office. You, as the parent(s)/guardian(s) have the responsibility to keep these numbers current. The school has no place to care for your child for an extended length of time. We must have the name and telephone number of a friend, relative, neighbor, or baby sitter who would be able to care for your child until you return home. Please remember, you are responsible for your child’s welfare 24 hours a day.

 

2. A child who has diarrhea or vomiting cannot be sent to school. A child who has been sent home due to diarrhea or vomiting should remain at home the rest of that day and the following day or longer until symptom free. Example - If a child is sent home sick on Wednesday, students cannot return to school on Thursday, may return on Friday – only if they are no longer experiencing diarrhea/fever/vomiting and are symptom free.

 

3. A child who has a fever cannot be sent to school. A child sent home from school with a fever (100 degrees Fahrenheit or above) should not return to school until the temperature has been normal (less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit) for 24 hours without medication. See above example.

 

4. Any child with a rash should not be sent to school until it has been determined not to be

contagious by a health care provider in writing. A note is required for return to school.

 

5. Students who have a doctor’s note stating they cannot participate in gym, also cannot

participate in recess or after school sports for the time frame specified on the doctor’s note.

NJ STATE TRUANCY POLICIES

 

 https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/documents/topics/outbreaks/School_Exclusion_List.pdf

https://www.nj.gov/education/safety/sandp/attendance/ 

https://nj.gov/education/safety/sandp/attendance/docs/ChronicAbsenteeismGuidance.pdf

MANAGEMENT OF VIRUSES

>including the COVID VIRUS
(For Students and Staff)

 

● Students and Staff must be fever free for at least 24 hours (without fever-reducing medication).

●  No vomiting and / or diarrhea for at least 24 hours from the last episode.

●  Should feel well enough to fully participate in school/ work. 

●  no longer required to be "cleared" by a physician to return to school/work . ** (no Covid test or MD clearance is required to return following illness.)

****MASKS AND SELF DISTANCING ARE SUGGESTED , NOT MANDATORY. 

● Students and / or Staff who become sick while at school should be directed home by their School Nurse and / or School Director.
. 
New Jersey Schools operate under the recommended guidelines of the CDC. 

 

Early Dismissal due to illness or injury: 

 

Parents/guardians are notified of any significant injuries or signs of illness that may require further observation, intervention, or follow-up with the student’s health care provider

The School Nurse or Staff will contact the parent/guardian or parent designee when dismissal is indicated. 

The parent/guardian or parent designee is required to make the necessary transportation arrangements in a timely matter. 

No student will be dismissed for illness without contacting the parent/guardian or parent designee.

All students must be signed out upon their pick-up. 

In the event of an emergency, local EMS services may be activated.

 

ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES

 

Please inform the school nurse of any specific health problems your child may have; even the slightest condition may have an effect on your child’s learning process. New enrollees to Bergen Arts and Science Charter Schools must have a physical 2 weeks prior to entry or within 30 days of enrollment, in certain circumstances, regardless of their age.

 

It is important for parents/guardians to obtain subsequent medical examinations for their child at least once during each developmental stage, at early childhood (preschool through grade three), pre-adolescence (grade four through six) and adolescence (grades seven through twelve) per NJ Administrative Code – Chapter 16, subchapter 2, 6A:16- 2.2. 

 

All new enrollees entering New Jersey Schools require a Health Physical,  proof of immunizations and a  Mantoux Test. 

UNIVERSAL HEALTH PHYSICAL

 

STATE OF NJ IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS

 

CLICK LINK :   NJ VACCINE REQUIREMENTS

Resource : 

The Garfield Health Department ( for Garfield residence and surrounding towns) has a FREE VACCINE PROGRAM for children without health insurance. Please contact them to make an appointment.

PLEASE CLICK LINK BELOW

IMMUNIZATION CLINIC . 

 

 If you do not have health insurance please visit  www.njfamilycare.org  for health resources, immunizations, and health insurance. 

 

Students who do not meet these requirements by 10/15/2024 will be excluded from school.

MEDICATION POLICIES

 

New Jersey State Law regulates that the administration of medication to students in school be discouraged except when the student’s health may be jeopardized without it. The following rules must be followed.

 

1. Medication will be dispensed to your child by the school nurse.

2. At no time may a student carry/self-administer any medication unless there is a life-threatening circumstance and permission is granted in writing  by your child’s physician and you.

3. Students must have a written statement (Medication Action Plan) from a doctor stating that the medication needs to be given at school. Written permission from the parent needs to accompany the physician’s statement.

4. Medication orders must be renewed prior to the beginning of every school year. Participation in after school activities or attending field trips will be denied if the student needs medication and orders are not on file with the school nurse.
5. The medication must be in the original container and clearly labeled by the pharmacist with the student’s name, the medication (check to make sure it has not expired), the dosage, and the time to be given.

7. The medication must be given to the school nurse by a parent/guardian and will be stored in the nurse’s office.
8. Students with asthma, serious allergic reactions, seizures  or diabetes are required by state law to have action plans completed prior to  every school year.

9. Students who have doctor’s orders to carry/self-administer their inhalers/epi-pens should have an additional one in the nurse’s office and carry one at all times.

10.  ACETAMINOPHEN AND  IBUPROFEN ARE PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOLS HEALTH OFFICE WITH YOUR WRITTEN PERMISSION IF NEEDED. 

*** FOR PARENT TO COMPLETE 

Over the Counter Medication Parental Permission Form

 

 

 

FORMS, IF NEEDED, FOR YOUR CHILD'S MEDICAL DOCTOR TO COMPLETE AND SHARE WITH THE SCHOOL NURSE TO ENABLE US TO PROVIDE THE BEST CARE FOR YOUR CHILD. 

EFAX# 201-829-6998

EMAIL: CFLANAGAN@BERGENCHARTER.ORG

 

ACTION PLANS , INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLANS, PRESCRIPTION NON- EMERGENCY  MEDICATION FORMS BELOW: 

MEDICAL DOCTOR TO COMPLETE 

ASTHMA ACTION PLAN

SEIZURE ACTION PLAN

DIABETES ACTION PLAN

SEVERE ALLERGY ACTION PLAN

UNIVERSAL ACTION PLAN

NON-EMERGENCY PRESCRIPTION  MEDICATION DOCTORS ORDER FORM

INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN (IHP/504 MEDICAL)  CARE PLAN 

 

SPORT REGISTRATION 

SPORT REGISTRATION IS ONLINE , AND IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PARENT.  PLEASE UPLOAD ALL COMPLETED MEDICAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED ONTO THE WEBSITE.   See link below:

https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/bergen-arts-and-science-charter-school

Please print, complete the parent portion of forms , review, and have your child's medical provider complete the Medical portion required .

Sport physicals must be completed prior to the "Try Out's". 

**Reviewing the paperwork before you leave the doctor’s office will save you a lot of time and

aggravation later.

Questions related to online sport registration , please contact

Mr. Powers,

Athletic Director 

tpowers@bergencharter.org

 

Do not hand sport physicals to the nurse , they need to be uploaded on the Arbiter Sport Website in order for the School Physician to review and Approve.