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Health Services

School Nurse

Angie Halvorson, BSN, RN
Phone: 765-746-0419
Fax: 765-360-8001
E-mail: halvorsona@wl.k12.in.us

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Please Note: If your child has asthma, diabetes, seizures, food allergies, or other medical conditions
requiring treatment at school, please contact the school nurse prior to the school year to establish an
individual health plan. Students must carry their own EpiPen and/or rescue inhalers in order to go on
school field trips.

Medication Policy:  In collaboration with our health services team and administration, our medication
administration policy was updated across the school district 9/27/24. This policy allows a
parent/guardian to choose which over the counter medications their students can receive from the
school clinics, or no medications depending on their preference. Without this consent, the school nurse
is not able to administer any OTC medications including cough drops, contact solution, wound cleanser,
etc. The new OTC medication consent form is now part of the yearly online registration for the current
and upcoming school years. If you wish for your child to have access to any other OTC medications not
included on the new form, we require a physician's order and parent signature in order to administer.
Parent/guardian must bring the OTC medication to the nurse and must not send it to school with thier
student. Please contact the school nurse if this applies to your student as there is a separate required
form.

Vision Screening Notification 2025-2026:  Vision is important to your child's ability to learn and progress
at school. Indiana state law requires schools to screen students in eighth grade. Vision screening will
take place on November 3, 2025. Vision screening is a very simple and quick procedure. If you do not
want your child to participate in vision screening, please contact the school nurse. No report will be sent
home if your child passes the vision screening. If the screening results indicate your child may have a
vision problem, the results will be shared with you via a letter sent by postal mail.


Hearing Screening Notification 2025-2026:  Hearing is important to your child's ability to learn and
progress at school. Indiana state law requires schools to screen students in grades seven and ten.
Hearing screening will take place on (date will be posted soon). Hearing screening is a very simple and
quick procedure. If you do not want your child to participate in the screening, please contact the school
nurse. No report will be sent home if your child passes the hearing screening. If the screening results
indicate your child may have a hearing problem, the results will be shared with you by postal mail.

Hearing screening for 10th grade will take place 1/28/26.

Hearing screening for 7th grade will take place 2/2/26.

Hearing screening for newly enrolled students 7-12 grade will take place 2/25/26.

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Infection Control Guidelines

Dear Families, Students, and Staff,

The CDC recently released updated infection control guidelines with a change to combine COVID-19 into the general classification of respiratory viruses including influenza, RSV, and others. There are no longer any specific COVID-19 infection control guidelines. 

We are adjusting our return to school, athletics, and other extracurricular activities guidelines in line with CDC recommendations. Students and staff must be fever free for 24 hrs., without Tylenol or Ibuprofen, and show symptom improvement for 24 hrs. before returning to school, athletics, and other extracurricular activities. The CDC visuals below are helpful to manage return for students and staff.

We will not require masks upon returning for positive COVID or other sick kids, but as always students and staff with chronic disease or other risks can always wear a mask and parents who mask their kids on illness return for several days will have the satisfaction of helping reduce potential spread to others. 

Thanks,

WLCSC School Nurses and Physicians

ICG

WLES Health Services

Health Services

School Nurse

Carrie Searfoss, RN
Phone: 765-269-4105
Fax: 765-234-0166
E-mail: searfossn@wl.k12.in.us

We gladly accept donations of:
Shelf-stable nut-free snacks
New or gently used clothing sizes 5 through 14/16
New or gently used closed-toe shoes size 10 and up

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WLIS Health Services

Health Services

School Nurse

Nichole Wehkamp, RN
Phone: 765-269-4304
Fax: 765-405-7038
E-mail: wehkampn@wl.k12.in.us

Wellness Policy & When Students Should Go Home

Exclusion from school may be warranted when:

  • An illness impacts the student's ability to participate in the educational process or creates an unsafe or unhealthy environment.
  • The student requires care or observation that cannot be managed at school.

Symptoms that may warrant a student being sent home include:

  • Fever of 100°F or higher
  • Diarrhea and/or vomiting
  • Rash without a fever
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Uncontrolled cough
  • Significant pain
  • Drainage from the eyes and/or nose

The school nurse will assess the student and contact a parent/guardian when needed. Students will be released to a parent/guardian or emergency contact designated by the parent/guardian.

Returning to School

Students may return when:

  • They have been fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication.
  • They have been free from vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours and can tolerate their normal diet.
  • If treatment with medication is required for a communicable illness, they have been on the medication for 24 hours before returning.
  • The student is no longer experiencing symptoms that prevent participation in normal school activities.
  • The student is able to participate in normal school activities without significant fatigue, pain, headache, fever, or recurrence of symptoms.

A physician's note may be accepted when it verifies that the student is no longer ill or that the illness is not communicable through normal school activities.

6th Grade Immunizations

Indiana requires students entering 6th grade to have:

  • Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis)
  • MCV4 (Meningococcal)

Students must be 11 years old to receive the Tdap and meningococcal vaccines.

Parents/guardians should provide updated immunization records to the school nurse.

Hearing & Vision Screenings

4th Grade Hearing Screening
Indiana requires hearing screenings for all 4th grade students. Parents/guardians will be notified if follow-up is recommended.

5th Grade Vision Screening
Indiana requires vision screenings for all 5th grade students. Parents/guardians will be notified if follow-up is recommended.

 

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