Healthy students are more available for learning, and the goal of the health office is to promote success in academics and successful participation in ECLC’s community-based programs.
The health office nurses collaborate with parents, students, ECLC teachers and therapists, and medical providers to ensure the health and safety of your children and to support an environment of wellness and learning.
We encourage parents to contact the health office with any questions or concerns and to communicate with the nurses about any changes in your child’s health.
Anne Fields, RN, MS, BSN, CSN-NJ
973-635-1700 ext. 423
afields@eclcofnj.org
Jackie Heiart, RN, BSN, CSN
973-635-1700 ext. 424
jheiart@eclcofnj.org
Kristen Khoobiar, RN, BSN
973-635-1700 ext. 425
kkhoobiar@eclcofnj.org
Frequently Asked Questions
My child needs to take medicine during the day, can the school nurse administer medication at school?
Medication may be administered to students at school only with a medical order from a physician or nurse practitioner and with written parent permission. The medical order must include the name of the medication, purpose, dose, route of administration, time of administration, and side effects. The ECLC Medication Order and Permission form can be found on the forms section of this website.
Under certain circumstances, the school nurses may administer specific over-the-counter medications under standing orders signed by the ECLC school physician. Administration of OTC medications also requires written parent permission. The ECLC Authorization for Administration of OTC Medication form can be found on the forms section of this website.
What if my child needs to change clothing during the school day?
All students should keep a complete change of clothing in their lockers. Even older students may have a toileting accident, a fall on wet grass, or a spill in the kitchen or lunchroom that requires clean, dry clothing. Students are better able to focus and participate if they are clean and dry, and they are more comfortable and confident in their own clothing.
Keeping a change of clothing in school also helps parents avoid an unnecessary trip to ECLC to pick up your child or to bring a clean set of clothes during the work day.
What procedure do I follow if my child will be absent from school?
Unexcused absences are not permitted under NJ education code. If your child will not be in school or will be tardy for any reason, please follow the attendance procedure.
Email chathamattend@eclcofnj.org by 8:00 am with the following information:
- 1. Student name
- 2. Student homeroom
- 3. Reason for absence
- 4. Duration of absence (if known)
Please copy your child’s homeroom teacher on the email.
If my child is sick, when can they return to school?
If your child is sick, please keep them at home to recover. This helps to prevent the spread of illness to other students and staff, and giving time to rest allows your student to return more quickly to regular activities.
If your child is examined by a physician for illness, injury, or for a medical procedure, please bring a document from the healthcare provider to clear them to return to school with any activity restrictions noted.
More information about absence from school and exclusion due to illness can be found in the Chatham Parent/Student Handbook and The NJ Department of Health School Exclusion Guidelines found on the resource page of this website.
Forms
- Allergy Emergency Plan—This form is required if your child has a food or environmental allergy that may require treatment with an EpiPen and other medication.
- Asthma Treatment Plan—This form is required if your child has been diagnosed with asthma and may require medication at school.
- ECLC Health Appraisal Form—Completion of this form is required for all new students is participate in PE and school activities; completion of this form is recommended for all returning students and is required for extra-curricular activities and certain work opportunities.
- Emergency Reference Form/Authorization for OTC Medication—Completion of this form is required for all ECLC students.
- Emergency Medication / Permission for Off-Property Programs—Completion of this form is required for students with emergency medication at school.
- Medication Order & Permission—This form is required if your student needs daily or as-needed medication administered at school.
- Seizure Action Plan—This form is required if your student is diagnosed with a seizure disorder and may require emergency medication at school.
Resources
- Concussion Fact Sheet
- Eye Injury Fact Sheet
- Head Lice Information (source: School District of the Chathams)
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Fact Sheet
- Meningoccocal Fact Sheet
- NJ Department of Education Keeping Our Students Safe, Healthy & In School
- NJ Department of Health School Exclusion Guidelines
- Opioid Fact Sheet
- Respiratory Virus guidance
- Student Athlete Health Forms
- Sudden Cardiac Death Fact Sheet