School Health Services

HOURS: The HEALTH OFFICE (A313) is open:  7:45-3:25 p.m. for students with acute and chronic health issues and/or routine first aid.

If the office is closed and assistance is needed outside of these hours please see an Administrator, go to the Front Desk, or to a House Assistant.

DISMISSAL: Student dismissal through the health office requires a nurse to assess for illness or injury. Students under the age of 18 will only be dismissed home with parental permission.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS: Each family is required to complete either the Student Health and Emergency Form OR the Aspen Student Health Information. The links to both are below.

Student Health and Emergency Information Form

Aspen Student Health and Emergency Info 

ANNUAL PHYSICALS: All 10th grade students are required to have a physical examination on file at the health office. Physicals for athletics must be submitted separately through the athletics department.

IMMUNIZATIONS: 

School Year 23-24 required immunizations

Please note that COVID vaccination is not required, but encouraged. PLease follow the links below if you require more information regarding COVID vaccination

https://www.mass.gov/covid-19-updates-and-information

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/

If a student is exempt from any required vaccinations, a letter must be submitted to the health office annually at the beginning of the school year. Allowable exemptions include:

1. A medical exemption is allowed if a physician submits documentation attesting that an immunization is medically contraindicated; and
2. A religious exemption is allowed if a parent or guardian submits a written statement that immunizations conflict with their sincere religious beliefs.

 Please note that if there is an outbreak of a communicable disease, those students with exemptions may be excluded for the duration of the incubation of that particular illness.

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS:

We want to advise you of additional steps that will be taken to reduce the spread of COVID-19 within the school community. These measures follow the guidelines for schools from the CDC and DESE (Department of Elementary and Secondary Education). As knowledge and understanding of COVID-19 evolves, these guidelines may change.

Hand Sanitizer: stations are located throughout the building in common areas, and hallways where school staff are commonly present. Parents are encouraged to discuss the dangers of hand sanitizer if ingested with their child. Parents may opt their child out from the use of hand sanitizer. In this case students should utilize hand washing frequently.

Illness: Parents and guardians must monitor their children prior to school for signs of illness everyday.

Students who are ill should not attend school in-person and get tested. 

Please be sure you are aware of current COVID guidance from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education which is included in the link below:

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-isolation-and-exposure-guidance-for-children-and-staff-in-child-care-k-12-out-of-school-time-ost-and-recreational-campprogram-settings

Please refer to the current CDC link of COVID-19 symptoms for additional reference:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html

Get Tested: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/find-a-covid-19-test

MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION:

All medication will be stored and dispensed through the Health Office. This includes over the counter medications and prescription medications. For safety reasons, students should never transport medication to and from school or keep medicine in their possession during the school day. The parent/guardian or an authorized adult are requested to deliver medication to the health office.

If it becomes necessary for a student to take any form of medication at school, a written authorization from the parent, a medication order from a licensed prescriber, and the pharmacy labeled container are required.

Under certain circumstances, in consultation with the school nurse, a student may self-administer asthma inhalers, insulin, or Epi-pens® during the school day after receipt of an updated action plan with consent from their healthcare provider and the parent authorization form. See below for forms.

Prescriber Authorization for Prescription Medication Administration Form

Parent Authorization for Prescription Medication Administration Form

LS Asthma Action Plan

L-S Allergy Action Plan

L-S Seizure Action Plan

Any medications that are not picked up by the last day of school will be destroyed. Contact your school nurse for more information.

HEALTH SCREENINGS:

Lincoln Sudbury provides health screenings for students as required by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. This includes postural screenings for 9th graders, as well as vision, hearing and Body Mass Index screening for 10th graders.

If your student is under care for scoliosis or you wish to opt out please use the form below.

Health Office Posture Screen Form Refusal 6 2018

SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment focuses on prevention, early detection, risk assessment, brief counseling and referral for assessment that can be utilized in the school setting.

Legislation can be found at https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2016/Chapter52 (see Sections 15, 63, 64, 66). Parents will be notified prior to commencement of this screening with an opt out option. This screening is done as part of 9th grade wellness class.

EXEMPTIONS FROM WELLNESS: If a student is to be excused from a Wellness class, a signed and dated letter from a health care provider must be on file in the Health Office.