Health Office

It is imperative that we be well informed of all student health needs and conditions and can immediately reach you if your child is ill or injured at school. Please ensure your phone numbers and email addresses are current in RenWeb. For your child’s safety, we may not release students to those who are not listed in RenWeb under Emergency and Pick Up Contacts. Also note that for most non urgent health related issues, email contact will be the main method of communication from the Health Office.

For optimal school performance, students should come to school having eaten a healthy breakfast and carry a water bottle daily.

CLASSROOM SNACKS

Although we believe that birthdays are a reason to celebrate, our health policy prohibits distributing edible treats in the classroom. Only non-food items may be sent into the classroom for special occasions. 

We have many students attending SJB with a life-threatening food allergy to peanuts and/or nuts. Our goal is to provide these students with a safe school environment while at the same time, have little impact on students without the allergy. Therefore, ALL SJB CLASSROOMS ARE DESIGNATED AS PEANUT and NUT FREE ZONES. We ask for your assistance by cooperating with the following:

  1. Please do not send your child with snacks containing peanuts, peanut butter or nuts to eat in the classroom. This includes foods made with a nut flour or oil, or made in a facility that manufactures peanuts/nuts. A good resource for snack ideas is located at www.snacksafely.com/snackguide. There are many safe alternatives listed.
  2. Please remind your child about not sharing any food items with other students per policy (as kind as this is, it is the most common reason for accidental ingestion), and about rinsing their mouth and washing hands after eating these foods for breakfast or lunch to avoid accidental allergen contact with others.

ABSENCES/TARDIES

When your child is going to be absent from school, it is necessary that you call or email each day of the absence by 8:15am. The attendance email is attendance@sjbosco.org, phone is 480-219-5102. Please include your name, your student’s name, homeroom and the reason for the absence. Even if you inform your teacher, you must also notify Attendance as well. Please review the Parent Handbook for the full Attendance Policy.

MEDICATIONS

The Diocese of Phoenix does not provide any OTC stock medication, therefore, all medications your child may need during the school day must be delivered to the health office in their original packaging and must have a signed medication consent form on file. Please note that the forms have been updated with current DOP policy and may also now require a health care provider’s signature before being accepted at the school. See MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINES for current policy. Links to this as well as each medication form can be found to the right on this page.

ILLNESS

If showing any signs or symptoms of illness, please keep your child at home for observation and care. Please do not send your student to school with any undiagnosed rash, a temperature of 100° F degrees or above, vomiting/diarrhea, or excessive cough. Before your student returns to school, the following criteria must be met:

  1. If you take your child to a healthcare provider, please bring the physician report/release to return to school to the school health office before your child returns to class. 
  2. If antibiotics were prescribed, the student must complete 24 hours of medication dosage before returning to school. 
  3. The student must be fever-free for 24 hours (temperature below 100°F without the use of fever reducing medications). 
  4. The student must be free of diarrhea and vomiting for 24 hours before returning to school. 
  5. The period of contagion has passed.

HEARING AND VISION SCREENINGS

Health Office Staff will be conducting hearing and vision screenings throughout the school year in certain grades according to the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) Sensory Screening Program guidelines. The results of screenings are confidential. Parents/guardians will be notified of screening results only if there are concerns regarding your child’s results. Please contact the school health office if you have questions about the screening program, or if you would like to request a vision and/or hearing screening for your child.

IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS

Arizona State law requires that all students have on file documentation of all required immunizations, or a valid exemption form and completed online class certificate for school attendance. Please check with your child’s doctor for a vaccination schedule, in particular if your child is entering preschool, Kindergarten, or is turning age 11 years as these are the times when new vaccinations are required for school attendance. Please contact the Health Office with any questions or concerns.

Medication Policy and Consent Forms