STUDENT SERVICES
GUIDANCE The school counselors and other guidance workers offer you , as well as your parents and teachers , the opportunity for conferences to assist in planning your present and future progress . It is our hope that these personnel will be fully utilized by you , your parents and teachers . If at any time you wish to see your counselor , come to the Guidance Suite before 7:56 in the morning and get a pass from your counselor . If your counselor is not available , fill out the “ Counselor Conference Request ” form and give it to the guidance secretary . Please follow the above procedure and you will avoid being disappointed when you want to see your counselor . The guidance phone number is : 763-8876 . The guidance secretary will be happy to connect you to your child ’ s counselor .
The school counselor protects the confidentiality of information received in the counseling process as specified by law and ethical standards . School counselors are to inform the appropriate authorities when a counselee ’ s condition indicates a clear and imminent danger to the counselee or others . This is to be done after careful deliberation and , where possible , after consultation with other professionals . The State of Connecticut requires that school personnel , including counselors , report child abuse , child neglect , suspected child abuse and / or a child under 13 with venereal disease to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families .
SCHOOL NURSE INFORMATION John F . Kennedy Middle School has two full time nurses and one part-time nurse on staff . The nurses ' office is located in the main administrative wing . If you feel sick or have an injury , you must ask your teacher for a pass to the nurses ' office . You will get a nurses ’ pass to return to class . Parents will be called if it becomes necessary to dismiss a student due to illness or injury . Parents will also be called to inform them of concerns or issues with their student as they arise . If students request to call their parent , they will be allowed to use the school phone to call . If your student texts or calls from their cell phone to be dismissed due to illness , please be sure they have been to the nurses ’ office . Emergency numbers are most important in case parents are unavailable . Parents must sign in at the main office when dismissing a student . No student will be allowed to walk home . Students will not be dismissed without proper parent or emergency-person authorization . Parents can call the school nurses ' office ( 763-8880 ) with questions about their student ' s health and well- being . Voice mail is on at all times . CT State Law requires that every child be immunized before entering school . All students must be in compliance or they will be excluded from school until all immunizations are completed and documented . There are no exceptions to this Statute . All grade 6 students are required to have a complete physical ( on a St of CT blue form ) dated between the day after school ends in 5th grade and the day before the first day of school for 7th grade . Letters and forms will be mailed throughout the school year . In addition , CT State Law mandates screenings to be done during the school year by the nurses . Scoliosis screenings are required in grades 6 , 7 & 8 . All students will be screened by the school nurses in Physical Education classes ( students not in PE will be screened in the nurses ' office ). Letters will be mailed home if the nurse finds the need for a doctor ' s examination . Students with known scoliosis will be mailed referrals for updating . Hearing screenings are required for all 8th graders . Those students with a known hearing loss will be mailed a referral for updating . Vision
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