Welcome to the Hood Canal Health Room - we're here to serve your child!

Here is some useful health-related information for families. If you have specific questions that are not answered here, please do not hesitate to reach out to our school nurse, Lindsey.

Life Threatening Health Conditions: Many students have health conditions such as bee sting or peanut allergies, severe asthma, diabetes, seizures, or heart conditions that may cause a life-threatening emergency during the school day. These students must have a plan including medication and/or treatment orders in place prior to the first day that they will attend school. Please contact the health room for the necessary forms or information.

Are your kids ready for school? To attend school in Washington, students must show that they are fully immunized, or file an exemption signed by a healthcare provider with the school district. Make sure that your children are up-to-date on their immunizations for their age and provide the front office with any updates to boosters or TDaP doses (6th and 7th graders).

• Immunization Requirements for School: All of the current required immunizations from the Washington State Department of Health.

• Certificate of Exemption for Immunizations

• Annual Health Information Update: Use this form to update your child's health information.

Reminder about Medications: All medications that need to be given at school, including prescription and over-the-counter medications must be accompanied by an Authorization for Administration of Medication at School form. The form must be signed by both the parent and the healthcare provider before any medication will be given at school. Authorization forms need to be updated at the start of each new school year. Forms can be obtained on our website or by calling the Health Room.

• Authorization Form for Medications at School: Use this form if your child requires medication to be given at school

Emergency Contact Information: Please keep yours and your emergency contact's information up-to-date with the front office. It is extremely important that we have a way to reach you!

When Should I Keep My Child Home?
The most important thing you can do to prevent illness is for you and your child to wash yours hands often with soap and warm water. Remember to keep the school updated with new phone numbers, email addresses, and emergency contacts in case your child becomes ill at school. Any student with the following symptoms must stay home.

• Fever - a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher. Students may return to school 24 hours after the fever breaks and should not come to school until 24 hours after fever-reducing medication (like Tylenol or Ibuprofen) was last used

• Sore Throat accompanied by fever, headache, stomachache, or swollen glands.

• Vomiting or multiple episodes of feeling nauseous over 24 hours

• Diarrhea - students should remain at home 24 hours

• Eye Drainage or Discharge - crusty, bright red, or discharging yellow or green fluid

• Nasal Discharge - yellow or green nasal mucous accompanied by signs of an upper respiratory infection

• Cough - persistent coughing not related to allergies producing mucous or phlegm

• Rash not associated with eczema or an allergic reaction

These practices also apply to students with COVID-19. Those recovering from COVID are also urged to wear a face covering.

Human Growth & Development Curriculum

• Family Health Education Meeting: Video overview of our human growth & development and sexual health curriculum