Health Services

HEALTH SCREENINGS

All students must participate in regular health screenings at the student’s home school. Individual screening appointments will be coordinated by the program facilitator in conjunction with the school nurse.

STATE MANDATED EXAMINATIONS

The Bethel Park School District, in accordance with the Pennsylvania School Health Law, requires the following examinations in the grades stated and for all students with incomplete records:

Physical Examinations – Original entry into school, 6th, and 11th grades.
Dental Examinations – Original entry to school, 3rd, and 7th grades.
Scoliosis Screenings –6th and 7th grade

We suggest the child’s private physician and dentist, who know the student best, do these examinations. However, the school district’s physician and dentist can do the examinations, at no cost to the parent. If performed by the private physician or dentist, examinations are at the expense of the parent/guardian and appropriate documentation needs to be submitted to the school.

STATE MANDATED HEALTH SCREENINGS

Health Office personnel will conduct the following state mandated screenings:

Height, Weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) – required annually in all grades ● Distance and Near Vision Acuity Screening – required annually in all grades ● Convex Lens, Color Vision, and Stereo/Depth Perception Screening - first grade and on entrance to school, if not done previously
Hearing Screening - Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 11th grades
Scoliosis Screening – 6th and 7th grade

Failure to return state mandated examination reports, including completed screening referral forms, may result in activity restriction and classes being put on hold. Forms may be obtained at Health Forms – Health Services – Bethel Park School District

The school district adheres to the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD), Division of Infection Disease, guidelines (Guide to Infectious Disease/Conditions for Elementary, Middle, and High Schools) regarding contagious diseases. Please notify the school’s Health Office IMMEDIATELY, if the student is diagnosed with any of the following illnesses:

*Chicken Pox *Impetigo *Rubella (German Measles) *Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) *Influenza (Flu) *Scarlet Fever

*Covid 19 *Measles *Strep Throat

*Encephalitis *Meningitis *Tetanus

*Fifths Disease *Mumps *Tuberculosis

*Food Poisoning *Paratyphoid Fever *Typhoid Fever

*Head Lice (Pediculosis) *Ringworm *Whooping Cough (Pertussis) *Hepatitis

*MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - invasive disease

VACCINATIONS

Vaccinations are required for children to attend school in Pennsylvania. Please visit PDE’s School Vaccination Requirements page for an outline of requirements by grade level. If requirements are not met, students will not be permitted to attend/access school. Their classes will be put on hold until documentation from the healthcare provider or letter of exemption is received. Certified nurses are available to answer any questions or to scheduled appointments. They can be contacted at (412) 854-8550 or fax (412) 854-8739 an via email at [email protected] and [email protected].