In accordance with the Massachusetts General Law 603 CMR 23.06(3), all students health records will be destroyed within five years
of the date a student withdraws from the Stoughton Public School System. The only exception is that the health record of any student
who received an immunization in the Stoughton School System will be kept for at least ten years following the end of the calendar year
in which the vaccination was administered.
Vision/Hearing and Heights/Weights Screening
Annual examinations for students may include a check of hearing, vision, height and weight. Parents of students in grades 1 and 4 will
receive a letter with the student’s height, weight, BMI and BMI percentage recorded.
If you have any concerns or questions regarding your child’s hearing, vision, height or weight, please call your school nurse. At your
request, she will be glad to monitor any child who is over or under weight.
Scoliosis Screening
Scoliosis screening will begin after the winter vacation. This screening is mandated by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
for grades five through nine. Notices will be sent to parents before screening begins informing them of the entire screening procedure.
Immunizations
Records are continually inspected so that all children will be immunized according to requirements and standards set by the
Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Requirements include diphtheria/tetanus, polio and measles/mumps/rubella vaccines and
evidence of lead screening before entering kindergarten. Diphtheria/tetanus boosters are required every ten (10) years after the initial
series and early booster. A second measles/mumps/rubella vaccine is required upon entering the seventh grade or having reached age
twelve in an ungraded classroom. Your school nurse will notify you when your child is due for immunization. You will also be
notified of the Board of Health’s free immunization clinics if you would like to take advantage of them.
Physical Examinations
Physical examinations are required upon entering school and entering the seventh grade. This examination must be done by your
private physician, and the forms must be sent to the school for our health records.
Mantoux Testing
A policy adopted by the School Committee states that any student entering from another country be tested for evidence of tuberculosis
before entering school system.
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