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REMINDER:  If you are calling your child out ill please notify the attendance person in the Main Office at 628-3261.      

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The Connecticut Department of Education Health Assessment Record (the blue form) is the only form required for both physicals and to engage in a sporting activity.  Click here for the form. Students also need the Medical Emergency form.

You may wish to plan ahead to schedule your child's physical to coincide with any necessary sports physical for that school year.

Dear Parent(s) or Legal Guardian(s):

During the latter half of the school year postural screening will be conducted in school on students in Grades 6 & 8.  The purpose of this program is to recognize the signs of spinal curvature at its earliest stages so that the need for treatment can be determined. Please watch for the dates of the screening in the school newsletter after December.

Scoliosis, the most common spinal abnormality, is a side-to-side curvature of the spine.  It is usually detected in childhood or early adolescence.  Most cases of spinal curvature are mild and require only ongoing observation by a physician.  In its early years, it is painless and develops gradually, especially during the years of adolescent growth.  Mild curvatures are often noticeable only to those trained in detecting spinal abnormalities.  Others may become progressively more severe as the child continues to grow.  Early treatment can prevent the development of a severe deformity, which can later have an impact on the health and appearance of the child.

The procedure for screening is simple and a school nurse will conduct it.  She will look at your child’s back while he or she stands and then bends forward.  For this screening, boys and girls will be seen separately and individually.

Boys must remove their shirts.  Girls must remove their blouses and wear a halter top, bathing suit top, or bra.  Body suits or one-piece bathing suits are not acceptable, as it is necessary for the entire back to be visible during the screening process.

You will be notified only if medical follow-up is necessary.  This screening does not replace your child’s need for regular health care and checkups.

Any student who has documentation that they have been screened by their physician this year is excused from postural screening unless parental request is made to the school nurse.

If you do not want your child to have a spinal screening at school, please notify the nurse in writing prior to the screening.

Thank you for your cooperation.