JFK Health Office
Mrs. Walker, RN, BSN, M.Ed, C.A.G.S.
Mrs. Kristen Ventosi, RN, BSN
Phone: 781-767-4600, press 3
fax: 1-781-767-4054
emails: rwalker@holbrook.k12.ma.us
kventosi@holbrook.k12.ma.us
The nurse collaborates with families and staff members to keep students healthy, in class, and learning! The health office is open 8:30am-3:15pm on days when school is in session. Please feel free to contact the nurse with any questions or concerns. Voicemails can be left on the private nurse line and voicemails are checked throughout the school day.
NEW STUDENTS:
Preschool, Kindergarten and Transfer students:
Welcome! Upon enrollment, the main office will provide families with the school medical requirements. All health requirements align with MA regulation requirements for school attendance. Please call the school nurse with any questions or concerns regarding school health requirements.
The school nurse is responsible for ensuring that all students have documentation of all school requirements, recommended by the MA Dept of Public Health, on file in the school health office prior to a student starting. Documents can be mailed, dropped off, emailed to rwalker@holbrook.k12.ma.us, or faxed to 781-767-4054
MEDICATION Use at School
If your JFK student will require medication during the school day, you can call the school and make an appointment to visit with the nurse. The nurse phone number is 781-767-4600 ext 3
Please remember to bring:
1. The medication
2. A medication order from the MD or NP
3. Yourself! A parent or guardian needs to sign the parental consent
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Covid Info:
MA school recommendations can be found here: http://www.doe.mass.edu/covid19/on-desktop/protocols/protocols.docx
Please call the school nurse if your student or anybody in your household tests positive for covid. We will update health records and determine your student's return to school date based upon the most updated DESE protocols.
Hand Sanitizer:
Hand Sanitizer will be used throughout the school day. Hand sanitizer will be provided by the school and students should NOT bring their own supply. If you do not want your child to utilize hand sanitizer, please send in a note to the school nurse.
Water Bottles:
Students are encouraged to bring in a water bottle. The water fountains will be available for touch-less dispensing and filling of bottles but drinking directly from water fountains will NOT be allowed. Labeling water bottles with your student's name is encouraged!
Communication:
Please call the nurse if your child is diagnosed with Covid, or is showing symptoms of Covid, or if you or your family needs to quarantine because you have come in contact with a positive Covid person.
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Click HERE for Holbrook Public Schools Wellness Policies
PLEASE KEEP YOUR STUDENT HOME IF THEY FEEL SICK!!!
When to Keep Your Child Home:
Fever of 100.0 or greater (prior to returning to school, student should be fever free for 24 hours without use of medication)
Vomiting, nausea, diarrhea
Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
Cough d/t unknown cause
Sore throat
Nasal congestion or runny nose d/t unknown cause
New loss of taste or smell
Eye drainage
Skin rash
Cold symptoms that would interfere with your child or classmate's learning
When in doubt, please call the nurse so we can discuss
MEDICATIONS:
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1. ALL medications (prescription or over the counter) need to be brought into school by a parent/adult. Do not send in medications with your child or in your child's school bag.
2. In order for the nurse to administer a specific medication for your child, a Doctor's Order must be on file in the health office.
3. Individual Inhalers and Epipens: New MD orders are needed each school year
4. Please let the nurse know if your child is taking medication. A note can be sent in with your child or you can leave a phone message on the nurse line. In the event of an emergency, it is essential that the health care team is aware of your child's medication use.
HELPFUL REMINDERS:
Phone Contacts: Please Inform the main office or health office if your home, cell or work phone number changes. It is imperative that the nurse can reach you if needed during the school day.
Extra Clothes: Please keep a spare outfit, including underwear, in your child's school bag. This will be used in the event of an accident or mishap here at school.
Physicals: Please send in copies of your child's annual physical exams after their MD appointments. Additionally, per MA state regulations, third graders MUST have an updated physical exam on file prior to starting fourth grade.