• NYS has now made immunizations required for school. To see if your student is up to date please visit our immunizations requirements page for the list of immunizations needed. 

• Acceptable proof of the immunizations required needs to be brought to the nurses before the first two weeks of school. After Sept. 21, 2022, any student with a missing immunization can not physically be in school until proof of immunization is given.

• The school nurses monitor vaccines and will let you know if your child owes us something to be at school.

• Immunizations are in place to stop the spread of communicable disease throughout our students. 

Physicals:

• New York State requires new health physicals for Pre-K, Kindergarten, grades 1,3,5,7,9,11 and any new student to Cato-Meridian. 

•  The NYS health exam is found at this link in a printable PDF form. Please bring it to your appointment and have the doctor fax it to the nurses' office at Cato-Meridian.

Medications:

• NYS law requires a new doctor's order every school year for your child to have medication at school. Please get a new doctor's order and a note from the parent and have it faxed or dropped off to the school.

• Medications need to be dropped off by an adult in its organically prescription container and clearly labeled to the school nurse at the beginning of the school year.

• Students can self-carry inhalers or epipens (most common in the Jr-Sr HS), but they do still require a doctor's note to self-carry and self-administer the medication. 

Screenings:

• School nurses are required to screen students for vision, hearing and scoliosis.

• If there is a concern that arises from our screening, we will contact parents.

NYS Specific Screening Requirements:

• Vision: new students, grade 5 and 7 girls, grade 9 boys

• Hearing: new students, K,1,3,5,7,11

• Scoliosis: new students, grade 5 and 7 girls, grade 9 boys