The Weathersfield Health Office will be staffed by a Health Clerk. Health Clerks are staff certified in both CPR and First Aid; however, we are fortunate to have a Health Clerk who is also a Registered Nurse, and whom may offer the same medical services as a CVUSD District Nurse. The Health Clerk is responsible for administering first aid; responding to health emergencies and performing lifesaving measures, if needed; distributing doctor-prescribed medications; apprising parents of any illness or injury on campus during school hours; and maintaining student health records including ensuring student vaccinations are up to date and compliant with school district and state requirements, and following up on state mandated vision, hearing, and health screening results. The Health Office is available to students throughout the school day. When the Health Clerk is not present, care is provided by the other front office staff members.

CVUSD also employs District Nurses. The District Nurses are licensed health care professionals who provide specialized medical services that include medically required personal care; administering vision and hearing screenings; overseeing school infection control standards; communicating with students’ families regarding continuing infectious diseases; assisting families with obtaining outside healthcare services; providing Human Growth & Development classes; and collaborating with parents of students who have special health care needs, and developing individualized plans of care for those students while at school. The credentialed school nurse is uniquely qualified in preventive health assessment and referral procedures.

If you have been called to pick up a sick child from school, please follow these steps:

1. BRING YOUR PHOTO I.D.
2. Please park and come to the front office to sign your child out. Our nurse, Ms. Sivesind will go over the details with you.

• Oral Health Assessment - To make sure your child is ready for school, California law, Education Code section 49452.8, now requires that your child have a dental check-up in either kindergarten or first grade, whichever is his or her first year in public school. Assessments that have happened within the 12 months before you child entered school also meet this requirement. The law specifies that the assessment must be done by a licensed dentist or other licensed or registered dental health professional. 

• Report of Examination for School Entry - To protect the health of children, California law requires a health examination for school entry. The REPORT OF HEALTH EXAMINATION FOR SCHOOL ENTRY report (a.k.a. 1st Grade Physical) needs to be filled out by a doctor, signed and dated by both the doctor and a parent/guardian, and returned to school. This form is valid for examinations which occur AFTER the child is 4 years and 3 months of age and must be completed BEFORE the 90th day following the start of the child's 1st grade year. If you do not want your child to have a health check-up, you may sign the waiver form found at the CHDP website, or click HERE to download the waiver form. The most convenient time to have this form completed by your child's pediatrician is at his or her five-year physical.
  
  
• Vision and Hearing Screenings - Students in grades Kindergarten, 2nd, and 5th grades will have their hearing and vision assessed by CVUSD employed certified health professionals. Parents will be notified should their children be identified as needing further testing by a licensed health professional.