• Fever: Fever-free for 24 hours without the assistance of antipyretic medication (i.e. Tylenol, Advil, Motrin)
• Vomiting/Diarrhea: Vomit/diarrhea-free for 24 hours
• Rash: Free from rash, itching, or cleared by your doctor
• Contagious Illness: Cleared by your doctor and have been on antibiotic medication for at least 24 hours
• Eye Infection: Free from drainage or cleared by your doctor
• Hospitalized: Cleared by your doctor
• Clearance from your doctor requires written permission to return to school.

RETURNING TO SCHOOL AFTER AN ABSENCE OF THREE OR MORE DAYS

• A doctor's clearance note is required for absences extending three or more consecutive days (this includes a Friday and Monday absence).
• The clearance note can be from the primary care provider, telehealth, or urgent care services.
• The note can simply state that your child is cleared to return to school following illness.

 

To better support your child during this challenging period, the student support team is committed to ensuring they receive the necessary assistance and accommodations. For this purpose, we request a medical doctor’s note containing the following information:

 

 

Please ensure that your child is educated to ask about the ingredients in foods, especially those that are unlabeled, before consuming them. While D-E is committed to be a nut-free school, the risk of exposure is always present. We ask that everyone in our community—parents, students, faculty, and staff—be mindful of this and avoid bringing nut-containing foods to school. If your child has a severe food allergy and requires epinephrine, please follow these guidelines:

 

As with epinephrine, if your child requires rescue medications for asthma, seizures, or diabetes, please follow these guidelines:

 

The school will routinely stock basic OTC medications listed on the permission form. For information on the requirements and expectations for administering OTC medications to students, please refer to the section titled “Required Health Forms” below.

 

If your child requires medication during the school day for other documented conditions (such as migraines, ADD/ADHD, IBS, etc.), please follow these guidelines:

 

Every August, there is a wild hurry to submit health forms, immunization records, and reconcile missing signatures to ensure that students can participate in athletics, attend classes, and engage in other activities.

 

 

All students are required to submit updated health forms yearly, as they expire every 365 days. Without valid and current forms, your child may be excluded from athletics, trips, and other activities.

• This specific form is a state requirement for student-athletes. Other doctor-generated forms may supplement but cannot substitute this form.
• The form has been updated as of June 2024 and now consists of only one page. While older versions of the form are still accepted, all required components must be completed for sports clearance.
• The form expires 365 days from the "Date of Exam," not from the date it was signed.

Common reasons for form rejection: missing or expired exam date, missing office stamp, or missing signatures. Please note that the form requires TWO signatures by the provider:

• Cardiac Assessment Professional Development Module: This does not require a physical exam by the provider. The signature indicates that the provider completed this online module sometime in their career. This signature is required for sports clearance per NJ State.

• All students must comply with NJ state immunization requirements by providing proof of vaccinations before the first day of school.
• New Jersey does not accept the meningococcal vaccine if administered before the age of 10. If your child received this vaccine before that age, please schedule an appointment over the summer to be re-vaccinated.
• If any vaccinations do not meet the state requirements, such as minimum intervals, you will receive notification that an additional dose is necessary.
• Immunization compliance:
  • Entering Kindergarten/1st grade: DTaP= 5 doses (4 if 4th on 4th birthday), Polio= 4 doses (3 if 3rd on 4th birthday), MMR= 2 doses, Varicella= 1 dose, Hep B= 3 doses
  • Entering 6th grade: Meningococcal= 1 dose, Tdap= 1 dose. These can be given after their 10th birthday; considered non-compliant if not received by their 11th birthday.

• The State of New Jersey requires signatures from both a healthcare provider and a parent/guardian. The form will be considered incomplete without both signatures and medications will not be administered.
• All consent must be on the form accompanied by the healthcare provider’s signature, stamp and date.
• Telephone, e-mail, and verbal orders are not accepted.
• Common reasons for form rejection: missing signatures of provider or parent, medication has not been checked off.

• Please have the healthcare provider complete this form for any prescription medications that may need to be taken during the school day, including overnight and off school-hour trips.
• Please send the medication in its original bottle to be stored in the health office.
• Students are prohibited from self-carrying and self-administering controlled medications.
• Middle schoolers and the ninth graders have an overnight trip in mid/late September. If your child requires medications during this trip, please complete this form.

• Please have the healthcare provider complete this form if your child has any of the above conditions.
• A parent’s signature is also required on the forms.
• A doctor’s order is required for emergency rescue medications. Please indicate if your child is permitted to self-carry their emergency rescue medications and ensure they carry a spare in their backpack.
• If your child is not permitted to self-carry, please send in the medication on the first day of school. These medications will be kept in the health office for emergency use.

 

Magnus Health is the electronic medical records platform D-E uses to manage and securely store student health information.

 

All forms must be uploaded online through Magnus Health. FORMS SENT VIA EMAIL, MAIL, OR FAX ARE NOT ACCEPTED. However, you may fax your health forms directly to Magnus Health using the cover sheet provided on the portal. Please allow a few days for processing.

 

If you have trouble navigating Magnus or have any technology questions, please check out this tutorial or reach out to help@d-e.org for technical support- 201-227-3177.

 

For answers to common questions about technology help, please visit this link.