Health Resources

All students entering early childhood, kindergarten, and 6th grade are required to have a current physical examination completed on the approved Illinois Department of Public Health Form. A sports physical does not meet the requirement. The parent portion on the upper backside of the form must be completed and signed.

Preschool

Complete Preschool Physical Examination

No additional immunization requirement if up-to-date.

Kindergarten

Complete Kindergarten Physical Examination and all required immunizations including:

Two doses of MMR Vaccine
Four doses of Polio Vaccine
Four doses of DPT/DPTaP Vaccine
Three doses of Hepatitis B
Two doses of Varicella Vaccine (chicken pox)

Complete Kindergarten Dental Examination - Must be turned in prior to May 15 of the current school year. Complete Kindergarten Eye Examination - Must be turned in prior to October 15 of the current school year.

1st Grade

No additional immunization requirement if up-to-date

2nd Grade

Complete 2nd grade Dental Examination - Must be turned in prior to May 15 of the current school year

3rd, 4th & 5th Grade

No additional immunization requirement if up-to-date

6th Grade

Complete 6th grade Physical Examination and all required immunizations including:

One dose of Tdap Vaccine
One dose of Meningococcal Vaccine (meningitis) after the 11th birthday
Two doses of Varicella Vaccine (chicken pox)
Three doses of Hepatitis B at the required intervals

Complete 6th grade Dental Examination - Must be turned in prior to May 15 of the current school year.

7th & 8th Grade

No additional immunization requirement if up-to-date

Your child is too ill to go to school if he/she has any of the following symptoms:

Vomiting and/or diarrhea in the past 24 hours
Shortness of breath or wheezing (not controlled with an inhaler if they have asthma)
A cough that interrupts his/her normal activity or wakes them or other family members at night
An undiagnosed rash unless cleared by a physician's note
Drainage from the eye
Severe sore throat
Fever-If your child has had a temperature of 100° (or higher) in the past 24 hours they cannot attend school. Children are to be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication before returning to school.
A contagious illness that is treated with antibiotics, such as strep throat or pink eye, and the student has not been taking the antibiotics for a full 24 hours before returning to school.

For Illinois schools, a Medication Authorization Form is required for any prescription or over-the-counter medicine, needing parent/guardian and doctor signatures, detailing dosage, and renewed yearly; medication (in original containers) must be brought in by an adult, not the student, and filed in the health office, with specific rules for self-administration of inhalers/EpiPens.

Key Requirements for the Form

Parent/Guardian & Physician Signatures: Both must sign the form.
Student & Medication Details: Student's name, grade, medication name, dosage, frequency, route, time and purpose for medication.
Physician Order: A doctor's order is needed for all medications, including OTC (over the counter).
Annual Renewal: Forms must be updated at the start of each school year or with any changes.

Medication Delivery & Storage

Adult Delivery: Parents/guardians must deliver all medication to the school; students cannot transport it.
Original Containers: Medication must be in its original and sealed, labeled container.
School Health Office: Forms are filed in the health office, and medication is stored there (except for certain self-carried items).

Self-Administration (Inhalers/EpiPens)

Illinois law allows for self-carry and self-administration of asthma inhalers and epinephrine (EpiPens) with proper forms and parent consent, allowing students to keep them for use at school or school events.

Download the Medication Authorization Form below:

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TAFT GRADE SCHOOL

SCHOOL DISTRICT 90