Colwich Elementary School

Students who are ill should not be sent to school.

Students with a temperature at or above 100 degrees will be sent home. A student must be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication before returning to school. School health rooms are set up to give first aid to the sick and injured, give necessary medication, and care for students with chronic health problems. Students who become ill at school need to be picked up quickly to prevent the  spread of illness in the school.

Any student noted by a physician, or the school nurse, or local health officer as having a communicable disease may be excluded from school for the duration of the illness. The student will be readmitted to regular classes upon termination of the illness, as authorized by the student’s physician, the local health officer, or after the expiration of any period of isolation or quarantine.

The following communicable diseases MUST be reported to the Sedgwick County Health Department. Students will be excluded from school immediately until health department disease investigators provide additional directions regarding exclusions, readmission, contact exposure and preventative measures:

• Measles, mumps, rubella, meningitis, shigella, salmonella, pertussis (whooping cough), Shiga toxin producing E. coli. 

The following communicable diseases Must be reported to the Sedgwick County Health Department. Disease investigators will provide directions regarding exclusion, contact exposure, and preventative measures:

• Chicken Pox, Hepatitis A, and Tuberculosis

The following diseases are not reportable to the health department. Contact the nurse in your building to find out if an order is needed for your student to return to school:

• Impetigo: May attend school once prescribed therapy is started.
• Pinkeye (bacterial conjunctivitis): May attend school once prescribed therapy is started.
• Ringworm of the skin and scalp: May attend school if receiving treatment.
• Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Unless directed by a physician, should not be excluded. The wound should be covered.
• Streptococcal disease, including strep throat: May attend school 24 hours following initiation of antibiotic therapy.  
• Pediculosis (head lice): May attend school once treatment with an insecticidal drug has been completed. Students must be free of nits and no crawling lice. 
• Scabies: May attend school once prescribed therapy is started.
• Bed bugs: Will be addressed by school.  

A child may be excluded for an additional period of time if the principal or other school district administrator(s) feel it is necessary for the child’s protection or for the protection of the other children. If a child is excluded because of a suspected communicable disease, certification by a licensed physician is required for readmittance. In the event of an outbreak of any of these or other communicable diseases, the health officer may issue restrictive requirements as needed.

Prescription and over-the-counter medications can be given at school only with the Renwick USD 267 Medication Authorization Form completed and on file with the school nurse.  If your child will be taking medication regularly at school please contact the school nurse concerning school policies and medical forms to be filled out and signed by doctor and parent. The school will NOT provide students with aspirin, acetaminophen (Tylenol), Ibuprofen (Advil) or any other medications. Medications include cough drops, medicated chapsticks/lip balm, and medicated lotions.

Medications (including over-the-counter) need to be provided to the school nurse in the original container appropriately labeled. A medication authorization form must accompany the medication that includes a physician’s signature, the name of the medication, the dosage, and times to be administered.  

All medications must be kept in the health office. Students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, may self-carry inhalers and/or anaphylactic medications with written doctor’s permission.  

• Renwick Medication Form

School board policy requires students to be in compliance with state law regarding immunizations. Students are required to provide certification of current immunizations. A student may be prevented from attending school if they do not have current immunizations.

For information about immunizations required for students attending Kansas schools, refer to the Kansas Department of Health and environment’s School Immunization Requirements.

For information about immunizations required for children attending Renwick Preschool, refer to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Licensed Child Care Facilities and Early Childhood Programs immunizations requirements.

Early Childhood/Preschool:

• DTaP
• Polio
• MMR
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Varicella
• PCV (Pneumococcal)
• HIB (Haemophilus Influenza Type B)

Elementary:

• DTaP
• Polio
• MMR
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Varicella

Secondary:

• DTaP
• Polio
• MMR
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Varicella
• Tdap (required for seventh grade or higher)
• Meningococcal A,C,W,Y (first dose at 11 years of age and less than 16, second dose at 16+ years of age)

Parents may submit a Religious Exemption Form to the school nurse.

All students must have a valid birth certificate on file with the school. Access the below link if you do not have an original document for the school to make a copy.

• Kansas Birth Certificate Application Process

Renwick schools participate in health screenings required by Kansas law. Each year, we provide vision screenings, hearing screenings and dental screenings aimed at early detection of health problems that adversely affect a child’s learning. Identifying health problems at an early age improve prognosis, enabling more cost-effective treatment. Healthier students are more likely to stay in school and enhance their education. 

• Vision & Hearing – Screenings are performed by the school nurse and occur each school year for students in PreK thru 3^rd grade, 5^th grade, and 7^th grade. Screenings are preformed on every student newly enrolled in any grade.
• Dental – Parents may opt in for a yearly dental screening performed by a licensed dentist.

Students in grades 7-12 who participate in Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) athletics must have a physical completed each year the student participates in the activity. 

The physical may be completed by a licensed physician (MD, DO, DC), a certified physician’s assistant (PA-C), or an advance practice registered nurse (APRN).

The physical needs to be completed After May 1​st ​and needs to be on the KSHSAA five page form. We also require the KSHSAA concussion and head injury release form to be provided before the first practice.

• KSHSAA Physical Form
• KSHSAA Concussion and Head Injury Release Form

A medical statement to request meal modification must be renewed yearly and signed by parent or guardian and a medical authority.

Meal Modification Form