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Health Services

When Should Students Stay Home Sick?

 Students should not attend school if any of the following conditions are present:
  • Temperature of 99.7 degrees or higher
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Incessant or deep cough, and/or purulent discharge from the nose
  • Red eye(s) with discharge and/or crusting on lashes and pain or irritation
  • Any skin lesions that are open and weeping or an unexplained rash
  • Contagious illnesses
  • Obvious signs that your child cannot comfortably participate in class activities (even without a fever)
Symptoms should be absent before the student returns to school. Children with communicable diseases will be excluded from school. Please contact your physician in these cases, and notify the nurse or specialist when a diagnosis is established.
 
Common contagious illnesses for which you should call the health office include:
  • Strep throat
  • Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
  • Head lice
  • Chicken pox
  • Impetigo

Lincolnwood SD74 operates under Illinois State Law and the Lincolnwood Board of Education policy. Depending on the grade a student is entering, physical examinations and proof of adequate immunizations are required.

  • Physical examinations cannot be more than 12 months in advance of the first day of school. All required medical forms should be completed and submitted before the first day of the school year.
  • Any child not in compliance with health requirements by October 15 of the current school year will be excluded from school that day until proof of compliance is presented.
  • All new students who are first-time registrants, entering after October 15, shall have 30 days following registration to comply with the health examination and immunization regulations.

Medical Forms

Please review the grade-level requirements below and submit all required forms.

Immunizations

The following immunizations are required for all students entering school.

The following vaccinations are optional, but recommended.

Vision and Hearing Screenings

Vision screenings take place in the fall for students in Pre-Kindergarten, second grade, and eighth grade. Transfer students, students with special needs, and students referred by teachers will also be screened.
 
Hearing screenings also take place for Pre-Kindergarten, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade students. Transfer students, students with special needs, and students referred by teachers will also be screened.
 
A vision screening is not a substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an eye doctor. Your child is not required to undergo this vision screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed and signed an eye examination report indicating that an eye examination has been administered within the previous 12 months. A copy of the eye examination must be on file in the respective health office.

Erin's Law Presentations

As part of our commitment to student safety, the District conducts Erin’s Law presentations annually in the fall. Enacted in Illinois, Erin’s Law requires all public schools to implement an age-appropriate sexual abuse prevention curriculum each school year.
 
These presentations aim to give students foundational personal safety skills in a gentle, non-threatening, and developmentally appropriate way. 
 

What Students Will Learn

The presentations are tailored by grade level to ensure concepts are easy to understand and comfortable for young minds. The core topics covered include:
 
  • Safe vs. Unsafe Touches: Helping students distinguish between safe, appropriate physical contact and contact that is unsafe or confusing.
  • The Right to Say "No": Teaching children that they have ownership over their own bodies and the right to establish personal boundaries. 
  • Identifying Trusted Adults: Helping students pinpoint specific, reliable adults at school and at home whom they can turn to if they ever feel unsafe or confused. 
  • The Power of Reporting: Educating students to never keep secrets about their safety and encouraging them to keep telling a trusted adult until they are heard. 

Presentation Details and Format

  • Staffing: SD74 social workers and psychologists lead the sessions.
  • Duration: Each grade-level session lasts approximately 30 to 45 minutes.
  • Environment: Lessons are delivered in familiar, supportive classroom environments.

Previewing Materials and Opting Out

We strongly encourage all students to participate in these critical safety lessons. However, we respect your role as a parent. If you would like to learn more about specific curriculum materials, please contact your school's main office and they will connect you with a social worker or psychologist who can provide more information. 
 
Prior to the Erin’s Law presentations, parents will receive a notification by email and in the Tuesday Newsday. This communication will include detailed instructions on how to opt your child out if you choose.
 
For general information about the history and impact of this legislation, visit the official Erin's Law Organization website or read the local implementation guidelines.

Contact Health Services

Call the health office to report a student's absence due to illness. 
 

Todd Hall Health Office

Nurse Zerina Jusic
847-745-3732
 

Rutledge Hall Health Office

Nurse Karrina Campos
847-745-3802
 

Lincoln Hall Health Office

Nurse Sarah Foy
sfoy@sd74.org
847-745-3877