Health

A doctor's note is required for any child who misses 3 or more consecutive days of school due to illness. All other absences require a note from the parent upon the child’s return to school.

School district policy states that should your child require a prescription or non-prescription medication during school hours, the nurse must have:

• written parental permission
• written physician's order
• medication in an original pharmacy container
• parents must bring in medication to school - children are not permitted to carry any medication

• Fever: Do not send a child to school with a fever. A child should remain at home 24 hours after the fever has subsided.
• Cold & Cough: If your child has a bad cold and/or cough, a persistent runny nose, or sneezing, please have your child rest at home until the symptoms subside.
• Rash: Please consult your doctor.
• Vomiting/Diarrhea: Your child should remain at home if he/she has had these symptoms during the night or the evening before.
• Chicken Pox: Please keep your child home from the initial onset of chickenpox until all lesions are dry.
• Conjunctivitis: A child diagnosed with conjunctivitis should stay home until there is no discharge and the eye no longer appears pink.

In general, students should be symptom-free before returning to school and resuming normal activities. In the case of communicable diseases, students must no longer be contagious. In some instances, students may be asked to provide a note from their licensed healthcare provider or meet specific indicators before they return to school or participate in the full range of school activities. The final decision, subject to administration and Board of Education review, to permit participation rests with the school physician. The Superintendent, in consultation with public health authorities, the school physician, the nurse, and other appropriate staff, will develop protocols to address a student’s return to activities when there has been a serious illness or injury.

As per NYSDOH & NYSED immunization requirements for school entrance/attendance, all children attending school must have received or be in process of the required vaccinations: DTAP, Polio, Hep B, Varicella and Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR). Please show proof of your child’s up-to-date vaccinations as soon as possible, if you have not done so already. This information can be submitted in an envelope in your child's backpack (attn: Health Office), via email to waverlynurse@eufsdk12.org, or faxed directly to the health office at: (914) 787-2344. 

2025-2026 New York State Immunization Requirements 

Hearing and vision screenings are conducted.