Nurses Office

Health Appraisals and Vaccines:

NYS Education Law requires an updated Physical Exam for school attendance for students in grades Pre-K, K, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11, and for ALL new entrants to the Charles Finney School.

• Documents are required by NYS within 30 days of starting school.
• Proof of required immunizations is required for all students in Pre-K through 12th grade to attend school.
• Vaccines required for Pre-K through 12th and school attendance:
• Hib (Pre-K only)
• Pneumococcal (PCV) (Pre-K only)
• Hepatitis B vaccine
• Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine (MMR)
• Polio vaccine
• Varicella (Chickenpox) vaccine
• Diphtheria and Tetanus toxoid-containing vaccine and Pertussis vaccine (DTaP or Tdap)
• Additional vaccines required for middle and high school:
• Tdap vaccine for Grade 6
• Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY) for Grade 7
• Students in Grade 12 need an additional booster dose of MenACWY

Medication:

• A permission form is required for your child to receive medication in school. Students are not permitted to carry any medication, unless there is permission from a doctor.
• Medication must be dropped off to the health office by the parent and labeled with the child’s first and last name.
• Permission to give any medication requires a form with your signature AND the physician’s signature. This applies to prescription and non-prescription medication and also for students who carry inhalers or Epi-Pens. Please click for Medication Authorization Form.
• Please click for Over-the-counter Medication and Nonprescription Medication Permission Form.
• Both prescription and non-prescription medication must be in the original container. All medications must be delivered and picked up by a parent.
• For additional medication information and policies, please click HERE.

Health Concerns:

If your child has an allergy, asthma, diabetes, history of seizures, or a health related concern, please fill out a Care Plan with your child’s health care provider and parent signature, and drop this form off at the health office with any associated medication. Please click for Emergency Care Plan Form.

School Sports:

When your child is eligible to participate in school sports, a sports form must be completed and returned to the health office for EVERY sport season. An updated physical is required within a year of the starting month of that season. Please click for Sports Form.