State Mandated Health Screening Requirements

Hearing

• The school nurse shall perform hearing tests on all students in grades Kindergarten through 3^rd, and 7^th and 11^th grades annually.
• Special Education students having a history of auditory problems shall be screened in grades Kindergarten through 12^th annually or more often as necessary.

Vision

• The school nurse shall perform a vision screening on all students grades Kindergarten through 12^th annually.

Height and Weight

• The school nurse shall weigh and measure all students grades Kindergarten through 12^th annually and calculate Body Mass Index (BMI).

Scoliosis

• Screening for scoliosis shall be conducted for all 6^th and 7^th grade students as required by Pennsylvania regulations by the school nurse or medical doctor.

Physical Examination

• The Pennsylvania School Health law requires that students have a physical examination dated after January 1^st of the current year on original entry to school, grades six and eleven, either by the private physician or school doctor. Students transferring to the Centennial School District without record of a recent examination in the previous school shall be required to have a physical examination. Written parent/guardian permission will be required for the physical examination to be performed in school.

Dental Examination

• The Pennsylvania School Health law requires that students have a dental examination, dated after January 1^st, prior to original entry to school, grades three and seven, either by private dentist or school dentist. Students transferring to the Centennial School District without record of a recent dental examination in the previous school will be required to have a dental examination. Written parent/guardian permission will be required for the dental examination to be performed in school.