Health and Wellness

Bloomfield Hills Schools is committed to providing a safe and healthy school environment. Updated Medical Action Plans (MAPs) and Medical Management Plans (MMPs), along with our BHS Authorization for Prescription and Non-Prescription Medication forms are required at the start of every school year and expire on the last day of school instruction.

These forms provide BHS with required medical direction from your child’s licensed healthcare provider and allows staff to provide services including medication administration, medical procedures and/or medical interventions. Without prescribed orders, only interventions including soap, water, adhesive bandages, ice and age appropriate comfort will be provided.

With the requirement to report, we are asking that parents/guardians and staff complete the below Notify the Nurse form to report student and staff cases of Covid-19 and other diagnosed communicable diseases. Buildings may continue to report flu like illness, unspecified illnesses and stomach virus conditions independently.

Notify the Nurse

Please direct any questions that you may have by calling the district nurse at 248-341-5435.

Goals of the Health and Wellness Department

Advocate for our students with any type of disease process or medical concerns that may need to be addressed while at school.
Providing staff education and guidance on issues related to school health, we also follow-up on health concerns, support students with emergency plans for medical needs and address student specific health concerns.

When to Keep Your Child Home

If your child comes to school sick or becomes ill at school, we will call you and ask that you pick up your child immediately. If we cannot reach you, we will call your emergency contact person to pick up your child. If there is an extreme emergency regarding your child, 911 will be called.

To help reduce the spread of illness to students and staff, please keep your child home for the reasons below. Parents are strongly encouraged to have their child seen by their medical provider. All students are excluded from school until fully recovered and be at least 24 hours free from fever before returning to school without any fever reducing medication. Symptoms unrelated to a preexisting health condition.

Severely ill: A child is lethargic or less responsive, has difficulty breathing or has a rapidly spreading rash.
Fever: A child with a temperature over 100.4°F with or without respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, sore throat). The child should not return until 24 hours of no fever, without the use of fever-reducing medications
Red or running eyes
Persistent sneezing, or thick discharge from the nose.
Rash: Check with health care provider before bringing a child to school with a rash. Undiagnosed rashes pose a health threat to other students and adults
Sores and crusts on the scalp face or body particularly if red and swollen or draining.
Any skin eruptions or rash (children with rashes must be kept home until a diagnosis by a health care provider is made.)
Cough, particularly if productive or persistent
Sore throat
Pain and stiffness of neck and headache
Swollen and sore glands about the face and neck
Nausea and Vomiting: A child who has vomited 2 or more times in 24 hours should stay home. S/he may return to school after 24 hours without vomiting and is back on a regular diet.
Diarrhea: A child who has 2 or more loose stools in 24 hours should stay home. S/he may return to school after being diarrhea-free for 24 hours.
Persistent abdominal pain: A child with abdominal pain that continues for more than two hours or intermittent pain associated with fever or other symptoms

Resources for Families

New and updated forms may be submitted to the school that the student will be attending. If your child has developed a new health condition or, if your child is new to the district and has a medical condition that is dependent on staff support, please contact the school directly or the district nurse, as soon as possible.

Immunizations

All students are required to be immunized pursuant to the provisions of Michigan Public Health Code (MCL 33.9201-9229). Students not meeting the immunization requirements of this code shall be excluded from school as required by provisions of state law and Oakland County Health Status Code. The State of Michigan now requires that children ages four and older receive four doses of Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis (DPT); three doses of Hepatitis B are required. Effective 2009/10 school year two doses of Varicella (chickenpox) or history of disease is required.

Information on how to obtain immunization records from the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR) Required Childhood Immunizations for Michigan School Settings (MDHHS)

Medication and Medical Action Plan Forms

Head Lice

Per the Michigan Head Lice Manual, any student with live lice (or nits within one quarter inch of the scalp) may remain in school until the end of the school day. Immediate treatment at home is advised. The student will be readmitted to school after treatment. When this happens, a letter is sent home to parents notifying them that a case of head lice was reported in their child’s classroom. We encourage families to check their own children’s scalps on a regular basis for head lice. Additionally, teaching children to contain long hair in a ponytail or braid, to not share combs, brushes or hats, and to avoid head-to-head contact are good ways to prevent the spread of head lice.

Resources from Health Experts

COVID-19 Infection and Exposure Guidance

COVID-19 Infection and Exposure Guidance
	Who is Impacted	Public Health Recommendations
COVID-19 Infection	Any individual who tests positive for COVID-19 and/or displays COVID-19 symptoms (without an alternate diagnosis or negative COVID-19 test) regardless of vaccination status.	Isolate at home for 5 days (day "0" is day symptoms begin or day test was taken for those without symptoms); and If symptoms have improved or no symptoms developed, may leave isolation after day 5 and wear a well-fitting mask, for 5 more days (ending after day 10).*
COVID-19 Exposure	Close contact exposed to someone with COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status.	Monitor symptoms for 10 days. Test 5 days after exposure and if symptoms develop. Wear a well-fitting mask around others for 10 days after exposure. Avoid unmasked activities or activities with higher risk of exposing vulnerable individuals.**

Who is Impacted

Public Health Recommendations

COVID-19 Infection

Any individual who tests positive for COVID-19 and/or displays COVID-19 symptoms (without an alternate diagnosis or negative COVID-19 test) regardless of vaccination status.

Isolate at home for 5 days (day "0" is day symptoms begin or day test was taken for those without symptoms); and

If symptoms have improved or no symptoms developed, may leave isolation after day 5 and wear a well-fitting mask, for 5 more days (ending after day 10).*

COVID-19 Exposure

Close contact exposed to someone with COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status.

Monitor symptoms for 10 days.
Test 5 days after exposure and if symptoms develop.
Wear a well-fitting mask around others for 10 days after exposure.
Avoid unmasked activities or activities with higher risk of exposing vulnerable individuals.**

* You may remove your mask sooner than day 10 with two sequential negative antigen tests 48 hours apart. If a mask cannot be worn, 10 days of home isolation is recommended.

** Activities with immunocompromised or other high-risk individuals, social/recreational activities in congregate settings or when community levels are high.

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