Grafton High School
Recent Alerts:
Important information for students/individuals living with diabetes regarding an alert on Abbott glucose monitor sensors: FDA Early Alert Abbott Press Release
Information from the School Nurse:
It is important that you notify the School Nurse of any illness or injuries during the school year, regardless of whether illness occurs at school, sports or at home.
If your child has any of the symptoms below, please keep them home and contact the school nurse for further guidance:
- Fever (100.0°F or higher), chills or shaking chills
- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breathe
- Muscle aches or body aches
- Cough (not due to other known cause, such as chronic cough)
- Sore throat, when in combination with other symptoms
- Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, when in combination with other symptoms
- Headache, when in combination with other symptoms
- Fatigue, when in combination with other symptoms
Frequently Requested Medication Forms:
Frequently Requested Concussion Information:
Concussion Information - Student
Concussion Information - Parent
Concussion - Returning to School After
Injury Managementː A Key Component of Prescription Opioid Misuse Prevention
Preventing Prescription Opioid Misuse Among Student Athletes
In School Health Screenings: Are mandated by Massachusetts state law (M.G.L. c.71, s.57 and 105 CMR 200.000) through the Dept. of Public Health and are conducted according to the following schedule:
Grade 9: Postural Screenings
Grade 9: SBIRT Screenings (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment)
- a screening tool using annual, confidential verbal screenings for substance use
Grade 10: Hearing & Vision Screenings, Height and Weight
If a student does not pass the screening, a letter will be mailed home with details and a request for a private physician to follow up.
If you would like your child to be exempt from the screening, please let the school nurse know and you will need to send in a current physical exam dated within the current school year.
GRADE 10 PHYSICAL EXAM REQUIREMENTS:
The MA Dept of Public Health requires that, prior to entering Grade 10, all students must have:
- An updated physical exam dated within 13 months of entry into grade 10
- Also, prior to entry to school for any new student
GRADES 11-12 IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENT:
The MA Dept of Public Health requires that students must have:
- 1 booster dose (second dose) Meningococcal Conjugate is required if the first dose was not received on or after the 16th birthday.
- Note: Monovalent Meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine does not meet this requirement.
NEW STUDENT IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS: The MA Dept of Public Health requires that, prior to entering school, all students must have vaccine documentation of:
- DTaP 5 doses
- Polio 4 doses
- Hepatitis B 3 doses
- MMR 2 doses
- Varicella 2 doses or reliable history of disease
- Meningococcal 1 dose prior to age 16, 2 doses after age 16
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