Health Office
Heather Pach, RN
7:30am to 2:30pm daily
856-767-0129 x255
pachh@bcsberlin.org
Margaret Gibson, RN
Certified School Nurse
7:45am to 3:00pm daily
856-767-0129 x205
gibsonm@bcsberlin.org
Communicable Diseases Information
Illness at school
Sometimes it happens. Your child becomes ill in school, and the school nurse has determined that your child should be sent home. To ensure the smoothest solution:
- Have a plan in place in the event your child becomes ill at school
- Keep all emergency forms up-to-date with the school
- Provide other contact names and phone numbers, if you can't be reached
And remember, if your child reports not feeling well in the morning before school, please take a few minutes to check their temperature. DO NOT send your child to school with a fever or illness, even if you have medicated with Tylenol or Motrin. It is unfair to expose other students to the illness, and your child will need rest to recover from the illness.
May Note Return to School Until After 24 hours if Child has:
Conjunctivitis:
Child needs to be examined by their health care provider if conjunctivitis is suspected at which time a note to return to school must be obtained. If conjunctivitis is diagnosed, the child needs to be on medication for at least 24 hours before returning to school.
Fever:
Child needs to be fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medications before returning to school. A child with a temperature of 100 degrees or more MUST stay home from school.
Strep Throat:
Child needs to be on antibiotics for at least 24 hours before returning to school.
Vomiting and/or Diarrhea:
Child may not return to school for 24 hours after the last episode of vomiting and/or diarrhea.
Must See School Nurse Before Returning to School if Child has:
Chicken Pox:
Child needs to remain home until they are no longer breaking out in lesions, and all lesions have scabbed over.
Head Lice and Nits:
Child must be treated with a lice shampoo and may not return to school until they have been cleared by school nurse.
All communicable diseases must be reported to the school nurse!
A note from the student's health provider must accompany a student's return for any contagious illness.
The BCS Health Office is here to keep everyone healthy. By filling out the necessary health forms, you can help us do just that! Elementary Health forms, Asthma Action Plan, and Medicine Dispensing forms are all found here.
Grades PK-4 Health Forms
Physical Forms: The BCS Health Office requires the following physical form for students in grades PK -4: Elementary Health Physical Form - This form is to be completed by the child's physician Student Health Survey - This form is to be completed by the child's parent or guardian
Both forms are located below:
Required Immunizations
NJ Family Care
NJ Family Care provides quality, free, or low-cost coverage for uninsured children and teens 18 and younger. In fact, this program already covers tens of thousands of New Jersey Children.
NJ FamilyCare is not a welfare program - it offers full health coverage through a variety of recognized Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO's). And, it's another step toward New Jersey's goal of making sure that health coverage is available for every child in the state who needs it.
How to find out more:
To find out if you are eligible, to enroll, or for more information,
call or visit our website: 1-800-701-0710 (Multilingual operators available.)
Student Accident Insurance