School Health Information for Parents If your child has a medical concern such as significant allergies, asthma, diabetes or seizures etc. please call your school nurse. We want your child to be safe and healthy at school. Your school nurse will work with you to develop a health care plan for your child if needed and will inform staff of your child’s needs.
If your child is diagnosed with a communicable disease, please call the office or your school nurse. Students who have symptoms of illness should not attend school. Such symptoms could include fever, frequent or productive cough, throat or ear pain, vomiting or diarrhea, or an undiagnosed rash. If antibiotics are prescribed for an illness, please wait 24 hours before sending your child to school.
Only basic first aid is done at school. School secretaries and health aides provide this care in our elementary schools with school nurse training and consultation. Parents are always notified if a child sustains any significant injury at school so that the student can be observed closely at home. Staff will call 911 if a student presents with a potentially serious, life-threatening illness or injury.
Medications can be given at school if needed following state guidelines and district policy. We encourage parents to give medication at home as much as possible. We must have written parental permission to give any medication at school. Additionally we require physician written authorization to give any medication at school including all other over the counter medications. All medication must be in original containers. Please refer to the District 12/Pikes Peak Regional Policy on Student Medication form for complete information on medications at school.
If your child needs to self carry emergency medications , please contact your school nurse. The student needs to demonstrate appropriate maturity, knowledge and responsibility to self administer emergency medication. A contract provided by the school nurse and signed by the student, parent, health care provider and school nurse is required.
Any time your child receives immunizations, please send a written copy of this information to the school office. State law requires schools to maintain student immunization records and to exclude students with incomplete records unless they are in “process.” Parents may sign for a personal or religious exemption if desired.
Vision and hearing screenings are done yearly for all students in preschool and grades K,1,2,3,5,7, and 9, as well as all new students to the district. Parents are notified if students display difficulty with screening tests. Parents may request vision and hearing screening for any student by contacting the school nurse or health aide.
Heather Heath RN - Elementary School Nurse 475-6140 Laura Himberger RN - CMJH School Nurse 475-6120 Megan Mathias RN - CMHS School Nurse 475-6110
Documents and Forms
Listed below are miscellaneous Documents and Forms in Portable Document Format (PDF) that are available for download:
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Message to Parents Regarding Flu Season
Dr. Walt Cooper, Superintendent of Schools, has prepared a message for parents regarding this year’s flu season.
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Safe To Tell™
SAFE TO TELL™ is an organization designed to help students, teachers & parents anonymously report anything that is scaring or endangering them, their friends or their family.
Board Policies
Board policies and procedures exist for dealing with disruptive students and the District takes disciplinary action in accordance with policy. The District and each school has implemented a Safe School Plan in compliance with district policy.
The specific policies can be found in the Cheyenne Mountain School District Policy Manual which is available online, and can be accessed in electronic format at the following location:
Fostering Civility and Safety in the School Environment
The Cheyenne Mountain School District has implemented the following programs and procedures to create a safe and civil learning environment:
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Safe School Plans for each building |
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Policies for conduct and discipline codes |
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Disruptive student policies and procedures |
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Standards for student dress |
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Photo identification of all employees |
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Required visitor check-in at school offices |
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Single point of access |
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Uniformed school police officer assigned to the high school |
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Building based emergency crisis plans |
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Bully Prevention Programs |
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Discussion with students about youth violence and the importance of letting adults know about perceived or known threats |
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Peer counseling programs to help solve problems before they escalate |
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Scheduled school parental conferences at elementary level, and at secondary level at request |
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Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training for District administrators and staff |
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Resource Assessment Teams and Behavioral Support Teams |
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Regular security inspections of schools |
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Positive Behavior Support (PBS)
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