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Medical Requirements for all students:

Physical Exams:

  • A physical exam must be turned in PRIOR to September 4, 2025, or your child will be EXCLUDED until the exam is completed.
  • Students entering kindergarten, sixth and ninth grades are required to have a completed Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination Form (school physical) on file for the upcoming 2025 - 2026 school year. This form must be completed and signed, including the date by your physician. Your physician must also mark the physical education and interscholastic sports boxes.
  • If your child receives immunizations, the doctor must sign to verify the date administered. Computer-generated reports from your physician must be signed and dated. There is a health history portion to be completed by the parent, including a signature and date. Forms that do not have the required information, including signatures, will not be accepted as completed forms.
  • Students who are new to the district will have 30 days to provide the physical exam.

Immunizations:

Proof of meningitis vaccine completion is due by grade 12

  • Students must have proof of current immunizations turned in PRIOR to September 4, 2025.
  • All immunizations must be completed or must be in progress before the child will be allowed to attend after this date. Please refer to the Illinois Immunization Requirements for a list of what is needed and when the immunization is given.
  • All religious and medical objections must be presented at the time the physical is turned in and must meet the specifications of state code.

    *Recommended but not required - for students entering grade 6 - HPV vaccine.

Athletic Physical Grades 5 - 12:

  • IESA and IHSA require a certificate of physical fitness, signed by a licensed physician, physician’s assistant, or nurse practitioner in order to practice or participate.
  • The physical examination is good for 365 days from the date of the exam.

School Dental Exams:
New Requirement for students entering grade 9

  • Students entering kindergarten, second, sixth and ninth grade are required by law to complete a dental exam.
  • The dental exam form must be turned in by May 11, 2026, of the school year. If you are not able to complete this requirement, a waiver form will be provided and must be completed.

Eye Examinations:

  • Students entering kindergarten or upon first entry into an Illinois school beyond kindergarten, (grades 1 through 12) are required to have an eye examination.
  • The exam must be performed by a licensed optometrist or medical doctor who performs eye examinations, as specified in Illinois Department of Public Health administrative rules. He/ she shall complete and sign the Eye Examination Report Form.
  • This form must be turned in no later than October 15, 2025, of the school year for kindergarten and transfer students.
  • Those who transfer into the district after October 15, 2025, and have not attended an Illinois school before, will be given time to complete the examination requirements.

Medical Authorization Form:

  • A School Medical Authorization Form must be on file each school year for your child.
  • Tylenol and other medications will not be given at school without this completed form.
  • All medication must be dropped off and picked up by a parent per school policy.