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Nurses' Office information
School and Sports Physicals/10th Grade Physicals
If your child has a physical exam with their physician we
would appreciate a copy from your physician on our
GHS School/Sport Physical Examination Form. In addition,
State Education Law requires that all students entering 10th
grade be given a physical exam by a physician sometime
within that year. Again, please have your physician complete
the School/Sport Physical Examination Form and either fax
the completed form directly to the Nurses’ Office at
861-5151 or mail to GHS, attention Nurses’ Office. Extra
physical forms can be obtained either from the GHS Nurses’
Office or downloaded from this website. For those who prefer
to have their child have a physical at the High School
Nurses’ Office, physicals are offered four times a year, and
the dates are posted on the website. There is no charge, but
an appointment is needed unless specified.
Sports Process When participating
in sports at the High School, each student must pick up a
sports’ packet (consisting of three forms) each season from
the Nurse’s Office. The packet needs to be completed and
turned in to the Nurse’s Office as soon as possible.
Students must also have a current physical in order to
participate in sports. School physicals are given at the
High School every sport season, and are good for 12 months.
Injuries Physical Education at the
High School level is an accredited course. If a student is
injured in school or out of school and has been seen by an
M.D., a note is required to inform the Nurse’s Office of the
student’s diagnosis and limitations. The High School has an
adaptive PE teacher who adapts the student’s personal
abilities to their injuries. A PE Modification Form is
available in the Nurse’s Office for the M.D. to complete.
Leaving School Due to Illness When
a student needs to leave school due to illness, they must
come to the Nurse’s Office in order to be dismissed. The
School Nurse will contact the student’s parent for
permission for the student to drive home or to be picked up
at the Nurse’s Office. To get to the Nurse’s Office: turn
down the driveway closest to Depot Road (or the third
driveway from Route 146); go over the first speed bump then
take the first left into the parking; the Nurse’s Office is
in the corner by the exit doors. For your convenience, there
is a reserved parking space for the health office so you
won’t even have to get out of your car. As soon as the
student identifies you, he/she will be sent out.
Medication Policy Please call the
High School Nurse’s Office for information on medication
administration during the school day. Students are not
allowed to carry medications in the High School. The only
exceptions are inhalers and epipens with MD and parent
permission. For those students who use inhalers, please make
sure their prescriptions are filled and the student has
their inhaler with them at all times, especially for PE and
sports.
Download a medication permission form here.
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