Medical
What medical information do I need to provide?
In order to attend Oakwood, parents must present up-to-date immunization records for their students. This is mandated by the State of California. Specifically, California’s Health and Safety Code sections 120335 and 120375 require students to be immunized from many communicable diseases in order to enroll in school. Immunization records, or a valid medical exemption, must be provided for the following diseases: (1) Diphtheria (2) Haemophilus influenzae type b (3) Measles (4) Mumps (5) Pertussis (whooping cough) (6) Poliomyelitis (7) Rubella (8) Tetanus (9) Hepatitis B (10) Varicella (chickenpox) or (11) Any other disease deemed appropriate by the local Health Department.
In order to comply with the requirements of the law, the school requires that all students must have a current official California Immunization Record (signed, dated and stamped) or immunization exemption form, on file with the school on or before the first day of enrollment. Only medical exemptions will be accepted. Students who had personal belief exemptions on file before January 1, 2016, will not be required to comply with the immunization obligation until their next grade span change (entry into either K or 7th grade).
A student may be conditionally admitted if the student is scheduled to be fully immunized within the time limits set by the California Health and Safety Code. (Health & Saf. Code § 120340.)
Immunizations records constitute private medical information and will not be shared without written parental consent (or the student’s own consent if 18 or over) except that the school retains the right to share information as needed with local health officials in case of exposure to a communicable disease or as otherwise required by law.
Medication
With the exception of inhalers for asthma, students may not carry any medication on campus. Any medication that your child needs should be dropped off at the office.
All over-the-counter medications require an authorization form signed by a parent (form in Magnus). Over the counter medication should be in the original packaging, labeled with the student’s name and have written directions for administering it.
Parents can indicate (via form in Magnus) if their student may be given a Tylenol pain reliever by the office. This medication will not be dispensed without parent authorization.
Prescription medication, including EpiPen’s, should be in the original pharmacy packaging with written directions from the doctor for administering it. All prescription medications require an authorization form signed by a physician and a parent (form in Magnus).
Health Needs & Issues
Please notify the school of any health issues your student might have (allergies, asthma, chronic migraines, diabetes, etc.). We need to be able to communicate any of these issues to health workers in case of an emergency. Also, please discuss with your child’s teacher(s) any special precautions that should be put into place.
We expect parents to inform the school of specific student educational, developmental, physical, or emotional needs. Parents should advise the teacher and the school office whenever medications need to accompany the student on a school field trip.
What is Magnus Health?
Magnus Health is the school’s digital system for tracking forms and health information. Parents receive notifications when updates or form signing/acknowledgments are needed. Please respond to the prompts sent by the system to ensure that your child’s records are accurate and up to date at all times.
Why does Oakwood ask its community to support the goal of having a peanut-free campus?
Oakwood has more than a few students who are not only allergic to peanuts, but so sensitive to peanuts that coming into contact with any peanut substance may be life-threatening. We ask that all families support and respect our goal of promoting a peanut-free campus policy and not send or bring any peanut products in lunches or foods brought to school. Though it is not possible for any school to ensure that exposure to peanuts will not occur at school or during school events, we ask that everyone do their part to comply with this policy.
What happens if my student is hurt or becomes ill?
Your student’s safety and health are very important to us, and our goal is to make Oakwood as safe as it can possibly be. Occasionally, students become ill or get injured at school. These situations are evaluated in the office. Minor injuries are treated – scrapes cleaned up, band aids administered, etc. If a child is ill or we think you might want to have your student evaluated by medical personnel, we will call you. If you are unavailable, we will call the emergency contact of record. In extremely rare cases when immediate emergency care is needed, we will contact 911 and then contact you.
What if my student has a communicable disease?
Oakwood is required by law to report at once to the local Health Office the presence or suspected presence of any communicable disease. (17 Cal. Code Regs. § 2508.) The school must also exclude from school any student or employee affected with a disease that is presumably communicable until that person’s doctor has given written permission for him or her to return to school or until the expiration of the prescribed period of isolation for that particular disease. (17 Cal. Code Regs. § 2526.) The school may prohibit a student or employee who has been in a quarantine area from returning to school until he or she has been cleared by the local health officer. (Health & Saf. Code § 120230.)
The school will require that a student who is suspected to have a communicable disease is immediately picked up by a parent, guardian, or other authorized individual and taken home. The school may choose to inform the school community that someone in the school community, without disclosing that person’s identity, has been diagnosed with the communicable disease and recommend the parents and/or employees speak to their doctor if they have any concerns about exposure.
Oakwood is in conformance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards (see 8 CCR § 5193) for employees with potential occupational exposure to HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), HBV (Hepatitis B virus), and other blood-borne pathogens. OSHA regulations require all employees considered to have exposure to take the HBV series at the employer’s expense or specifically to waive this right. If an employee waives the right, he/she may at any later time decide to take the series, still at the employer's expense. Employees are required to observe all universal precautions for infection control, including but not limited to use of disposable examination gloves and other protective gear, and are required to dispose of contaminated materials in the prescribed manner.
Mandated Reporter Law
Oakwood complies with the procedures outlined in the Santa Clara County Mandated Reporter Law.
Under the Mandated Reporter Law (also known as the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act), people with certain jobs such as teachers, instructional aides, employees of schools, etc. must report any suspected or known instances of child abuse to Child Protective Services (CPS), even if the child reported it in what s/he thought was in confidence. The report of suspected or identified abuse must be made by phone as soon as it is possible, and a written report must follow within 36 hours.