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Health & Safety

District-Wide School Safety Plan

The Salmon River Central School District-Wide Safety Plan can be viewed and downloaded here..

Health Exams:

As of July 1, 2018 New York State law requires a health examination for all studentsentering the school district for the first time and when entering Pre-K or K, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th , and 11th grade.
 
The examination must be completed by a New York State licensed physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner and on the approved NYSED Student Health Examination Form for School.
 
A dental certificate which states your child has been seen by a dentist or dental hygienist is also asked for at the same time.  The school will provide you with a list of dentists and registered dental hygienists who offer dental services on a free or reduced cost basis if you ask for it.
 
  • A copy of the health examination must be provided to the school within 30 days from when your child first starts at the school, and when your child starts K , 1st , 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th,  & 11th grades. If a copy is not given to the school within 30 days, the school will contact you.
  • If your child has an appointment for an exam during this school year that is after the first 30 days of school, please notify the Health Office with the date. If not they will see the school physician.

Screenings: 

The district’s School Health Services program supports your student’s academic success by promoting health in the school setting.  One way that we provide care for your student is by performing the health screenings as mandated by the State of New York.
 
During this school year, the following screenings will be required or completed at school:
 
Vision

  • Distance and near acuity for all newly entering students and students in Pre-K or Kindergarten, Grades 1, 3, 5, 7, and 11.
  • Color perception screening for all newly entering students.
     

    Hearing

  • Hearing screening for all newly entering students and students in Pre-K or Kindergarten, Grades 1, 3, 5, 7, and 11. 

    Scoliosis

  • Scoliosis (spinal curvature) screening for all girls in grades 5 and 7, and boys in grade 9.
  • A letter will be sent home if there are any findings on the screening done at school that would cause concern or need medical follow-up.  Please call the school’s Health Office if you have any questions or concerns.

Immunizations

New York State Law requires students to have a number of vaccines in order to enter school.

2018-19 Requirements

 

New York BMI School Survey

As part of a required school health exam, a student is weighed and his/her height is measured.  These numbers are used to figure out the student’s body mass index or ‘BMI.’ The BMI helps the doctor or nurse know if the student’s weight is in a healthy range, or is too high or too low. Recent changes to New York State Education Law require that BMI and weight status group be included as part of the student’s school health exam.  Our school district has been selected to take part in a survey by the New York State Department of Health.  We will be reporting information about the weight status groups for students who were in Pre-K, Kindergarten, and in grades 2, 4, 7 and 10 during the 2017-2018 school year (this year’s Kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th and 11th graders).  Only summary information will be sent.  No names and no information about individual students are sent.  However, you may choose to have your child‘s information excluded from this survey report.

If your child is in one of the grades which will have BMI information reported on the state survey, and you DO NOT wish to have your child’s weight status group information included in the survey, you are asked to submit a letter to the school nurse stating this.  Please contact your school nurse for more information.

For more information on BMI and healthy weights:

Medicine in School

In order for students to take medicine in school, the district must have written permission from a doctor, physician’s assistant or nurse practitioner, written parent permission, and the medicine in the original container.

The district is not able to give or allow children to have cough drops, Tylenol, cough syrup, etc., at school without written permission from the doctor and parent. Learn More

Contagious Illness

If your child has signs of contagious illness, it may be a good idea to keep him or her home for the day, in order to recover and to avoid spreading the illness to classmates. Contagious illnesses include:

  • Vomiting
  • Fever
  • Frequent cough
  • Rash
  • Yellow discharge from the eye or ear
  • Lack of sleep   

H1N1 Resources

The Salmon River School District and our district nurses are currently working with the Franklin County Public Health Department to schedule appropriate flu clinics as they become available. Please continue to check this website for more information.

What 3 simple things can you do to protect yourself from H1N1?

  1. Wash your hands.
  2. Cover your mouth when you cough by using your elbow.
  3. Stay home if you are sick or keep students home if they are ill.