Half Hollow Hills
Central School District

Attendance

If your child will be absent or coming in late to school, please notify the attendance office at #631-592-3807. You may leave a message on the voice mail at any time. Please state your child's name and the reason for your child's absence.

 

Emergency Health Contacts

Please ensure that all of your information in Infinite Campus is accurate and up to date. In the event of an illness or emergency, it is important that we are able to contact you quickly.

If any updates are needed regarding your phone numbers/email addresses, go to the parent portal and make the changes needed.  Changes for emergency contacts must be done by emailingparentportal@hhh.k12.ny.us and indicating your child’s name, who the new contact is and their relationship to your child.  Address changes should be requested on the “in district address change” form found on the HHH website under tools-parent.

 

Illness

We would like to remind all parents to be observant to any signs and symptoms of illness in their children such as fever, vomiting, sore throats, stomachaches, headaches, colds and coughs.  Any child exhibiting symptoms of illness should be given ample time at home to recover before returning to school, not only to reduce the spread of infection in the classrooms, but to protect your child from contracting another illness due to his/her weakened state.

***If your child has been running a fever of 100 or higher, please allow a 24 hour recovery period at home after the fever subsides before sending your child back to school.

 

Please follow the below guidelines when your child is returning to school after an absence:

• Fever: Must be fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication
• Vomiting/Diarrhea: Must be symptom-free for 24 hours and can tolerate eating food
• Strep Throat/Pink Eye: Must be on antibiotics for 24 hrs and be fever free 
• Coughing/Colds: If your child has a persistent cough that is disruptive to his day or has a cold and/or runny nose and generally not feeling well, please give them extra time at home to recover.

 

Special Medical Needs

If your child has a medical condition such as a food allergy, asthma, diabetes, a seizure disorder, etc., we strongly encourage you to discuss this with the nurse so that we can help your child adapt to the school day.

 

Mandated Physicals/Physical forms

All new entrants and students in Pre-K/Kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades are required by New York State to have a current physical examination on file with the school. **Please note: The only acceptable form for submitting a physical is the official NYS School Health Examination Form. No other form will be accepted.
 

Screenings

Vision and hearing screenings will be done by the school nurse on new entrants and students in PK/K, 1st, 3rd and 5th grades. You will be notified if your child does not pass the screenings. Additionally, 5th grade girls will receive a scoliosis screening at school if it was not completed during their physical exam.

 

New York State School Immunization Requirements

**All children must be age-appropriately immunized to attend school in New York State.  New York State Public Health Law 2164 requires that all students attending PK and grades K–12 be fully immunized in order to attend school, unless they have a valid medical exemption. Students in elementary school must receive all required doses of immunizations including the following:    

• Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTaP/Tdap)
• Polio (IPV/OPV)
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)
• Hepatitis B
• Varicella (Chickenpox)

Younger children in Pre-K are also required to receive additional vaccines such as Hib and pneumococcal, depending on their age. 

Immunizations are due at registration and no later than the first day of school. 

Parents/guardians must:

• Provide proof that their child is up to date on all required immunizations, or
• Submit a valid medical exemption from vaccination.

 

To attend or remain in school, students who are not fully vaccinated or are overdue must receive the dose due and/or at least the first dose of all required vaccines within the first 14 days of starting school and complete all remaining doses according to the ACIP recommended catch-up schedule. If your child is catching up on immunizations, an appointment note from the doctor is required, indicating the next appointment date.

 

Important Notice:

Per New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) regulations, students who are not up to date with their immunizations are subject to exclusion from school. NYS allows 14 days from the first day of school to receive all required immunizations according to the NYS Immunization schedule as long as your child adheres to the "in progress" regulations.  Please consult with the health office for further information.    

 

Administration of Medication

Under certain circumstances, when it is necessary for a child to take medication during the school hours, the nurse will collaborate with the family physician and the parents.  In order for the nurse to administer medication, including over-the-counter drugs such as Tylenol, eye drops, cortisone cream, etc., we must have written permission from the parents and written medical directions from the physician.  The doctor’s note must include the name, dosage and frequency of the medication to be given. A parent note is required for cough drops and sunscreen.   **All medications must be brought to school by an adult in the original labeled container from the pharmacy. Medical requests forms can be found at the end of this document.  **At the end of the school year, all medications must be picked up by an adult. Any medication not picked up by the last day of school will be discarded. Medications cannot be stored at school over the summer.

**Please note: New medication orders are required each school year for all grade levels.**

Gym/Recess Exclusions

If a child cannot participate in gym or outdoor recess due to an illness or injury, a parent note for up to one week can be accepted, then we require a doctor’s note.  A doctor’s note is required if your child is under medical care.  Please call the school nurse to discuss the nature of your child’s illness/injury in order for any special arrangement to be made.  If a child is restricted from gym, they will also sit out of outdoor recess.

If a medical note states “until further notice,” or restricts your child for more than 7 days a follow-up clearance note is required. This applies to the end of the school year as well. If your child is medically excused on the last day of school, a return-to-play note will be required for September.

If your child requires assistive devices due to an injury (such as crutches or a CAM boot), a medical note must be provided with specific instructions (e.g., non-weight bearing, need for a book buddy, early class dismissal, etc.).