Central Administration Building
601 South 8th Street
Health Services
We work in partnership with families and communities to ensure all students are heathy, safe and ready to learn.
Please contact your child's school nurse to discuss any health condition that would keep them from fully participating in their educational experience and/or may require support during the school day.
Update Your Student's Health History
Keeping your school up to date to on your student’s health history is essential for our nurses to provide the care your student needs. Complete a health history form if your child has changes to medications or a new medical diagnosis.
Select your preferred language from the list below. A new window will open with an Informed K12 form so you can enter your information and submit the form digitally.
Immunizations & Vaccinations
Check your student's vaccination record or contact your health care provider to make sure your student has received their required vaccines to attend school. Updated immunization information can be turned into your school nurse.
Life Threatening Health Conditions
If your child has a life-threatening health condition requiring treatment or medications at school, you must have these items turned in to your school nurse by the first day of school:
- Medication and/or treatment orders
- Medications and supplies to carry out those orders
You must also work with your school nurse to create a health care plan by the first day.
Examples of life-threatening health conditions include diabetes, anaphylaxis, adrenal insufficiency, seizures, and some diagnoses of asthma depending on severity.
We can all help prevent suicide. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741).
Medications at School
- If your student needs medications or treatments at school, we require complete orders from their health care provider. Your School Nurse may also need your collaboration on a health care plan.
- Orders and health care plans are good for the full school year, unless changes occur. You will then be asked to obtain updated orders and may need to review and sign a new health care plan.
- Orders and Health Care Plans require annual renewal.
When should students stay home from school?
Help keep students and staff safe by limiting the spread of infectious illnesses and keeping your child home from school when they are sick. Students should stay home if:
- They are too sick to participate in normal activities
- They need a level of care or observation not manageable at school
- They create an unhealthy or unsafe environment for others
If students have tested positive for COVID-19, health care authorities recommend students return to normal activities when they have gone 24 hours with their symptoms improving, and they have not had a fever (without having to use fever-reducing medication) for at least 24 hours.
Use the guides below from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department to help decide when your child needs to stay home from school and which illnesses require them to stay home from school.
Common Health Concerns
Find information, guidance and resources for common health concerns.
Health Services provides equitable health services to all students enhancing student wellness and academic success, through nursing services, staff support, health education, health promotion and community referral.