Health Office

Health Services Hours are from 7:30am - 4pm

The school nurse is available to treat students who become injured or suddenly ill. If the nurse is not in the office, contact can be made via the Korman Family Pavilion Manager (267-405-7200) who can always reach the nurse with the Walkie Talkie. The Health Services Department can be contacted by phone at 267-405-7225 or 267-405-7340 or email.

Emergency First Aid

The school nurse may administer first aid for injuries acquired on school grounds. A parent or person designated on the health form will be contacted to pick up the student when an injury requires further medical attention. In rare instances, an ambulance may be summoned if deemed necessary by the nurse. Every attempt will be made to contact a parent, guardian or emergency back-up person prior to ambulance transportation. A parental release for emergency transport is on each student’s Student Information form. All student health forms require that parents / guardians complete the space for health insurance information (carrier name and ID number) in case a situation requires referral to a hospital.

Sudden Illness

A parent will be contacted to pick up a student when there is persistent nausea or vomiting, elevated temperature (above 100), or a suspected communicable disease. The nurse (ext. 225) should be contacted directly about any communicable disease (e.g. chicken pox, pediculosis [lice], conjunctivitis [pinkeye]), or non-communicable disease a student contracts which may affect the school community. Additionally, it is highly recommended that a student who has had a fever be kept out of school until a normal temperature has been maintained for 24 hours.

Prior to a student returning to school after treatment for pneumonia, hepatitis, mononucleosis, or any hospitalization, the parent should inform the school nurse of the specific illness and provide a doctor’s note to the school nurse on the first morning returning to school.

When a child has any of the following symptoms during the night or in the morning, they should be kept home:

• Untreated rash or skin eruption anywhere on the body.
• Diarrhea
• Severe headache
• Elevated temperature (100 degrees or more) and until without temperature over 100 degrees for 24 hours without medication
• Vomiting and until ceased for 24 hours
• Under the influence of prescription pain medicine

Contagious Diseases

Children with the following diseases must remain at home for the designated number of days or longer if there are complications. A written excuse from the health care provider is required for any student who is absent for three consecutive days.

When your child can return:

• Chicken Pox: After last blister has crusted over (usually 5 – 7 days).
• Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye): After 12 hours with proof of medical treatment and discharge has ceased.
• E-coli: After 2 negative stools.
• Fifth’s Disease: Free from fever, generally no exclusion.
• Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease: Free from fever, after all blisters have dried.
• Hepatitis: Symptom free and MD note to return to school.
• Herpes Simplex: No general exclusion. Students with obvious skin or oral lesions should be excluded from wrestling.
• Impetigo (crusty sores): When all lesions are dry.
• Influenza: No fever for 24 hours.

Please reach out to Germantown Academy Health Services with any questions or concerns.
Nurse@germantownacademy.org or 267-405-7225 or 267-405-7340.