Physicals and Medications
- Height, weight, body mass index and vision screenings will be given annually for all students
- Hearing screenings will be given to students in grades K, 1, 2, 3, 7
- Scoliosis screenings will be given to students in grades 6 and 7
- Physical (grades K, 6 and 11) and dental examinations (grades K, 3 and 7) will be preformed by the school nurse for students who do not provide a private physical or dental exam in the appropriate grade
- Documentation from a physician must be kept on file in the school office for any medication that is to be given during school hours.
Immunizations Required before Entry
LMA relies on the Pennsylvania Department of Health which has issued these required immunizations for ALL school children in Kindergarten through 12th grade at any public, parochial, or private school in the Commonwealth
- 4 doses of tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (one dose on or after the fourth birthday)*
- 4 doses of polio (fourth dose on or after fourth birthday and at least 6 months after previous dose given) **
- 2 doses of measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
- 3 doses of hepatitis B
- 2 doses of varicella (chickenpox) or evidence of immunity
*usually given as DTP or DTaP or DT or Td **A fourth dose is not necessary if the third dose was administered at age 4 years or older and at least six months after the previous dose.
Exclusion from School for Communicable Diseases or Infectious Conditions
The following exclusion guidelines are in accordance with REGULATIONS OF COMMUNICABLE AND NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES, Department of Health, the State of Pennsylvania.
- Chicken Pox: 6 days from last crop of vesicles Respiratory Streptococcal Infections including: Scarlet Fever: not less than 7 days from onset if no physician is in attendance or 24 hours from the institution of appropriate antimicrobial therapy and Tonsillitis: 24 hours from institution of appropriate therapy
- Acute Contagious Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye): 24 hours from institution of appropriate therapy
- Ringworm (all types): until judged non-infective by school nurse or child’s doctor
- Pediculosis Capitis (head lice): from institution of appropriate therapy
LMA also relies on the Erie County Health Department guidelines relating to COVID-19, and the school will inform Parents of protocols as needed.