School Nurse
Julie Schwartz
231-2102
julie_schwartz@whps.org
Welcome to the Bristow Middle School Health Room online. I am Julie Schwartz, your school nurse. This website is designed to educate you about the services offered, state mandated requirements to enter school and health and safety education. I appreciate any medical updates with your child to keep me better informed. Please call with any questions or concerns you may have. My phone number is 231-2102. Thank you.
School Health Services
Optimal learning requires good emotional and physical health. As part of the education team, I have many roles as the school nurse.
- Provide health care for ill and injured students.
- Leader of the emergency response team to assure efficient and expert handling of emergency and crisis medical situations.
- Conduct health screenings. (Yearly vision and scoliosis exams, eighth grade hearing exam).
- Monitor student immunization and physical exam status.
- Medical resource for faculty, parents and students.
- Provide safe and healthy school environment.
- Health education.
- Identification and solution of students’ health and education problems.
It is my hope that by improving the health status and health knowledge of students, I have helped to strengthen the education process.
Physicals
In accordance with Connecticut State Law and Town of West Hartford policy, a health assessment is required prior to public school enrollment and in grades 3,6, and 10. A physical examination includes height, weight and blood pressure; hematocrit/hemoglobin lab studies; vision, hearing, speech and gross dental screenings; updating of immunizations and chronic disease assessment. The health assessment information must be on the blue State of Connecticut Department of Health Assessment Record (form HAR-3). Please be advised, your child will not be allowed to start seventh grade until a completed physical examination done in either 5th or 6th grade is presented to the nurse’s office.
*Click here for blue State of Connecticut Health Assessment Record Form
Immunizations
Please click the link below for updated State of CT Immunizations required for entry into school
Please be advised, your child will not be allowed to start school without documentation of required immunizations presented to nurse’s office.
Student Requirements
Children entering West Hartford schools from another state must have a physical dated within 1 year of entry into West Hartford Schools. If the student is from another country, the physical and immunization information must be completed by a CT licensed health care provider.
SCHOOL POLICIES
Medical Alert Notification
In order to best meet your child’s health and educational needs in school please inform the school nurse of any health related issues or any current medications. The school staff working with your child will be notified in a confidential manner and adequate allowances will be made.
It is very important that the school be notified of any change in emergency numbers.
Medication Administration in School
Every effort should be made to have any medications given at home. If this is not possible, remember that ALL medications, including non-prescription medications (Tylenol and Advil), require written authorization from a doctor and parent. State law and regulations pertaining to administration of medications in school requires an Authorization Of Medication By School Personnel form to be completed by a doctor, dentist, or an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. The form must also be signed by a parent/guardian. Medication must be brought to the nurse in the original labeled container with no more than a 45 day supply. Middle School students may carry their own asthma inhalers with the completed Authorization for Self Administration portion of the form.
*Click here for the Authorization of Medication by School Personnel form
Students with mild sore throats and/or coughs are allowed to carry and use throat lozenges while in school with a written note from the parent/guardian.
Ill Child Policy
Regular school attendance is necessary for optimal learning. However, a mere presence at school does not ensure effective learning. A child must be feeling well in order to maximize the learning experience. In addition, a child who is sick and comes to school may spread the illness to other students and staff. It is recommended that a child remain home if any of the following conditions are present:
- Fever. The child should remain at home with a fever greater than 100 degrees. The child can return to school after he/she has been fever free for 24 hours (without fever-reducing medicine such as Tylenol or Motrin).
- Diarrhea/Vomiting. A child with diarrhea and/or vomiting should stay at home and return to school only after being symptom-free for 24 hours.
- Conjunctivitis. Following a diagnosis of conjunctivitis, the child may return to school 24 hours after the first dose of prescribed medication.
- Rashes. Common infectious diseases with rashes are most contagious in the early stages. A child with a suspicious rash should return to school only after a health care provider has made a diagnosis and authorized the child’s return to school.
- Colds. Consider keeping your child at home if he/she is experiences excessive nose blowing and coughing.
A child who has started antibiotics needs to be on the medication for 24 hours before considered non-contagious and able to return to school. When a child returns to school, he/she should be able to participate in all school activities including physical education. Remember, it is an extremely long day for a child who is sent to school ill. Not only is it difficult to concentrate and learn if repeatedly coughing or blowing your nose, but also it creates disruption in the classroom and affects the concentration and learning of your child’s classmates. Thank you for helping make Bristow a healthy place to learn.
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If your child requires crutches or a wheelchair for an injury or illness that has occurred, contact us to arrange for an elevator pass. Children on crutches are not allowed to use the stairs or take their regular school bus. Contact Pupil Services at 561-6606 to arrange for a van to bring your child to and from school. If your child requires the use of the elevator without needing crutches, it is necessary to provide a note from your child’s physician stating the reason.
