Health Forms & Documents

The school health program is designed to give first aid and medical care for injuries and illnesses that occur primarily during school hours.

In addition to providing emergency care, school nurses perform health screenings for all students and also provide support for those with special needs. Education and wellness promotion is a major focus of our program. Please remember that the nurse’s office is not a primary care facility. School nurses cannot diagnose, prescribe treatment, or give medications without a doctor’s order.

Pennsylvania School Code requires schools to provide certain health services for all students. Each year, the school nurse completes the following health screenings for all students in the designated grade levels:

• Screenings including height, weight, and vision for all students K through 12.
• Hearing Screenings (grades K, 1, 2, 3, 7 and 11)
• Scoliosis screenings (grades 6 and 7)

For questions or concerns about MTSD Screenings please contact your building school nurse.

Epinephrine Auto Injectors
In compliance with Board Policy 200, all MTSD buildings maintain a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors or epi-pens. The school nurse at each building maintains the emergency stock epinephrine auto-injectors that are prescribed by the school physician and available in case a student has an emergency allergic reaction while at school. If your child should experience an anaphylactic reaction while at school, the nurse would utilize the epi-pen auto injector as part of an emergency response protocol.

All parents have the right to opt out of the provisions of this policy. If you want to opt out of this policy you can do so by completing the “opt-out” form. This form can be obtained by calling your school nurse. Your school nurse would also be able to answer any questions about the emergency epinephrine auto injectors.