The Middle School Health Office is located on the 4th floor in room 402 and our nurse is available from 7:15 am to 3:15 pm
Health Office Guidelines
- Offer first aid and assistance to children who become ill at school
- Authorize and arrange for children to be sent home in cases of illness or injury
- Dispense medications needed during the school day
- Maintain health records and assist in the overall health program
- Monitor and communicate spread of communicable diseases
- Monitor and communicate AQHI (pollution) levels
- Supervise re-admission of children to school after major illnesses, communicable disease or injury
- Support random drug testing
Health Information and Forms
All new students to HKIS have to submit the following forms on PowerSchool:
- Health History Form - To be completed by the parent
- “Family” information under the Demographics Updates in PowerSchool. Please ensure this is kept current at the beginning of every school year or when any changes occur.
- Physical Examination Form - To be completed by a medical doctor (HKIS will accept the form completed within the last 6 months). *This form must be downloaded from PowerSchool, printed, and completed by your physician. Upload a scan or photo of the signed form to PowerSchool.
All returning students to HKIS have to submit the following forms on PowerSchool:
- Physical Examination Form – Updated forms will be required for returning students who are starting Grade 3, Grade 6 and Grade 9.
- “Family” information under the Demographics Updates in PowerSchool. Please ensure this is kept current at the beginning of every school year or when any changes occur.
Emergency Contact Information
The Family information in the Demographics Updates in PowerSchool must be completed online for each child at the beginning of the school year. The information on this form is very important. It has emergency contact numbers, information about allergies/medical conditions, consent to medication and authorizations for hospital care.
Please remember to update information on this form during the school year. This form will consist of detailed information that the teachers and Health Office refer to during the school year and use for off-campus trips such as PEAK.
Medication During School Hours
Our school nurses may not dispense any medication without parental consent. Students are not allowed to carry any medication with them during school hours except for EpiPens, diabetic kits and asthma inhalers. If your doctor prescribes a medication that must be taken during school hours, you must complete and submit a Medication Administration Consent Form in PowerSchool.
Please visit: https://www.hkis.edu.hk/secure/schoolwide/health-office for further details.
Food Allergies
The school prohibits the use of nuts and shellfish in the Middle School Cafeteria and Cafe. Nut-based foods are not banned in student lunches and special events. The Culinary Arts program provides alternatives for allergenic students and preventing cross-contamination is a high priority. Despite these precautions, no management of food allergens is effective 100% of the time. Please alert the nurse to any allergenic needs.
Students who use EpiPens: Parents must supply two EpiPens to the school in case of emergencies at the beginning of the school year.
Medical Policies / Guidelines
If your child should become ill during school hours, you will be contacted to make arrangements for him or her to be taken home as soon as possible. A doctor’s note is required following an absence of four or more consecutive school days. The doctor’s note should state that the child may return to class and if there are any physical restrictions. If your child has a contagious disease/illness, please contact the school nurses who will advise you on the procedures about returning to school.
The following are conditions under which a child should stay home or would be sent home from school:
- Fever: Students with a temperature of 37.5C or 99.5F or greater, should not return to school until they have been fever free for 48 hours without the benefit of fever reducing medications such as Panadol and Ibuprofen.
- Vomiting and Diarrhea: Students with vomiting and/or diarrhea should not return to school until 24 hours after the last episode of vomiting or diarrhea. The student needs to be asymptomatic for 24 hours without the use of medication.
- Acute Conjunctivitis: Students exhibiting the symptoms of commonly known “pink eye” are very contagious. Students should not return to school until they have been seen by a doctor and the treatment of prescribed eye drops has been used for 24 hours.
- Hand, Foot and Mouth disease: Students should not return to school until all vesicles have dried up or as advised by the doctor.
- Scarlet Fever: Students should not return to school until 24 hours after treatment with appropriate antibiotics has been started, and until 48 hours after the fever has come down as according to the fever policy.
- Chickenpox: Students should not return to school for 5 days or until all vesicles have dried up, and until 48 hours after the fever has come down as according to the fever policy.
- Head Lice: Lice are highly communicable and difficult to prevent, but if every parent takes the responsibility to check the entire family periodically, these parasites can be prevented, detected early and controlled. Infestations are most common among 3-11 year olds. Head lice are not known to cause disease, and transmission primarily occurs through direct head-to-head contact and infrequently through indirect contact of shared personal belongings.
Students will be sent home if head lice are detected during the school day. If your child has head lice, all household members should be checked and treated, if necessary. Students should not return to school until all live lice have been removed and students must be checked by the school nurse before going back into class following the first treatment. Notify school nurses whenever a child has head lice or nits so treatment options can be discussed.