Health Services
Medical Services
BHCS has a full-time school nurse. The school nurse provides checks for communicable diseases and can make recommendations for doctor's visits. In addition, the school nurse maintains student health and immunization records and handles any medications that need to be distributed during the school day.
Additional medical services are provided by Bucksport Regional Health Center.
Emergency Information
At the beginning of the school year, Emergency Information Cards are distributed to all students. It is extremely important that the information on this card be filled-in accurately and kept up-to-date. Please give your correct mailing and physical address. There must be a way of reaching parents or neighbors promptly should illness or accidents occur.
The card requires the names of two alternate persons to be notified in cases of emergency in the event that the primary parents or guardians cannot be reached. Please be sure that the persons you name are willing and able to serve in this capacity and that they are local contacts.
Be sure to make out a separate card for each student and sign the back for permission to take your child to the hospital in the event no one can be reached.
Immunization Requirements
For school attendance, students must be immunized according to the Maine State Law. Evidence of required immunizations must be presented before entering the Blue Hill school system.
Sickness & Accidents at School
For your child’s sake, as well as for the sake of others, please keep your child home if he/she is not feeling well. Students must be fever-free, diarrhea-free, and vomiting-free for 24 hours prior to returning to school after an illness.
If a student is sick or has a serious accident while at school, then the school will get in touch with the parents/guardians. It is the responsibility of the parents/guardians to take the student home and arrange for needed medical attention. The school will administer first aid only.
Medication
Medications will be administered at school only if:
appropriate medication forms are signed by parents/guardians and physician
the medication is delivered to school by an adult
the medication must be in the original container noting the student's name,
dose, and time to be taken
It is the student's responsibility to appear at the office promptly at the prescribed time for the medication. Students may not bring medications and/or self-medicate with the exception of physician-approved inhalers. The school cannot supply or dispense aspirin, NSAIDs, or acetaminophen to students without permission from the parent, guardian, or physician.
Vision & Hearing Screening Tests
Students in grades K, 1, 3, 5, and 7 are given hearing and vision tests. Recommendations resulting from these tests are submitted directly to the parents.
Allergies
Please inform the school nurse of any allergies or health issues related to your child.
