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STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES
 
If your child suffers from asthma, diabetes, seizure disorder, food allergy and/or an insect allergy, you must complete an Action Plan. Your family physician should also sign the completed form. Then return it to your child’s school ASAP. 
 
If your child needs to take prescription medication or over the counter medication while at school, a Medication Authorization must be completed by the prescribing physician. Medication cannot be administered without the medication authorization form on file.
 
If you need access to any school-related medical forms and/or action plans for your child, please visit the district Health Services page. 
 
Also, the State of Illinois requires certain health requirements for students new to the district and for those at the grade levels listed below. With the exception of dental exams, all health records must be submitted by October 15th. Also, if medical requirements are not met by the October 15th deadline, a child may be excluded from attending until the appropriate medical information is submitted. Second grade dental exams are due by May 15th. 
 
Any out-of-state students attending Illinois schools for the first time must have an Illinois physical exam, an eye exam, and proof of up-to-date immunizations prior to enrolling. If you do not provide documentation at the time of enrollment, you have 30 days to meet this requirement after registering your child 
 
You can call the Effingham County Health Department to make an appointment for immunizations at 217-342-9237.
Back to School Shot Clinics are being held from 8:00am - 4:00pm on the following days in 2024:
Tuesday July 16,  Tuesday July 23,  Thursday August 8,  Monday August 12, and  Tuesday August 13
 
If you would like to discuss health concerns for your child, please contact your child’s school secretary or principal and give a brief description of your concern. The district’s nurse works at every school, and the principals and secretaries all know how to reach her. 
 
Katherine Wetherell, BSN, RN
Health Care Supervisor
215 N. 1st Street
Effingham, IL 62401
Phone # 217-540-1380    X5213
Fax# 217-347-2842
[email protected]
STUDENTS WHO ARE ILL
 
  • If a child’s temperature reaches 100.4 degrees, and/or if the child is vomiting, a health risk exists for
    other children and parents will be called
  • If you cannot pick your child up, it will be your responsibility to make arrangements to have someone
    else pick him/her up as soon as possible
  • Emergency contact is called if the parent cannot be reached
  • Parents should be sure children are appropriately dressed for the season
  • All students will go outside for play periods when the outside temperature/wind chill is 20 degrees or above
    • We determine this decision by checking the weather link on the unit 40 homepage at
      http://www.unit40.org
  • Requests for children to remain indoors for extended periods of time require a doctor’s verification
MEDICATION
 
If your child needs medication at school, please talk with the teacher or principal. Parents must bring medications to the school in its original container, ordered by their doctor and appropriate forms filled out. Medication cannot be sent to school with the child and cannot be on the bus with the child unless previously addressed on the Medication Authorization paperwork.