• Dental and Physical Exams

    Dental Exams

    We recommend having your child see your own private dentist every 6 months. Dental forms are required by the Pennsylvania School Code for school entry Kindergarten (K) and grade one (1) and grades three (3) and seven (7). Please submit the completed dental form (hyperlink to dental form) to your school nurse.

    Physical Exams

    Physicals are required by the Pennsylvania School Code for school entry at Kindergarten and/or grade one (1) and at grades (six) 6 and eleven (11). When that is not possible, physical exams can be scheduled with the school physician. Information about this option will be provided by your school nurse if they have not received your physical form (hyperlink to physical form

  • The State of Pennsylvania sets immunization requirements for school age children. On the first day of school, Unless the child has religious or medical exemption (hyperlink), he/she must have all the required doses listed below and the doctor's immunization report on file at their school or he/she will be excluded from school. If an outbreak at a school occurs, students not immunized may be excluded from attending school.

    Please consult with your child's physician prior to the new school year to ensure their child's immunizations are up-to-date. An official immunization record from your doctor should be sent to your school nurse.

    If your child has not received the required immunization(s), please schedule an appointment and send in a copy of the documentation. Children who have not received the required immunization doses must provide an Immunization medical plan form (hyperlink) within the first five days of school for obtaining the required immunizations or be excluded from school whether in-person, hybrid, or virtual.

    Here are the current immunization requirements set by the State of Pennsylvania:

    • For attendance in all grades, 4 doses of polio (4th dose on or after 4th birthday and at least 6 months after previous dose given)

    • For attendance in all grades, 4 doses of tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (4th dose on or after 4th birthday)

    • For attendance in all grades, 2 doses of measles, mumps, rubella ( preferably given as MMR )

    • For attendance in all grades, 3 doses of Hepatitis B

    • For attendance in all grades, 2 doses of Varicella or chicken pox from vaccine or by history of disease

    • For attendance in 7th grade, 1 dose of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) on the first day of 7th grade

    • For attendance in 7th grade, 1 dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV) on the first day of 7th grade

    • For attendance in 12th grade, 1 dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV) on the first day of 12th grade (If one dose was given at 16 years of age or older, that shall count as the 12th grade dose)

    • Please refer to the PA department of health flyer below for further information