School Nurse

The school nurses office and health room is located in the Counseling Office

Kelsey Beckner - Eastlake School Nurse
Rebecca Harris - Eastlake School Nurse

Kim Sonnenberg - Health Room Assistant

For Students with Life -Threatening Health Conditions

What to do when your child has a serious illness or medical concerns that may affect your child at school
Immunization Updates

What to do when your child has a serious illness or medical concerns that may affect your child at school

Life-Threatening Health Conditions

Students with life-threatening health conditions

Parents/guardians of students with life-threatening health conditions must inform the school and work with the school nurse and the student’s health care provider to create a health care plan. Planning ahead helps schools to be equipped and prepared to care for students in emergency health situations.

Parents/guardians must:

Report the life-threatening condition on the nurse alert form
Complete the authorization to administer medication form if student needs medication at school
Complete the health care plan that is specific to the student’s illness, if applicable

All student health forms are available in the forms library or at the school office.
Required documentation must be completed before the child attends school.

Life-threatening health conditions include:

Diabetes
Epilepsy/seizure disorder
Asthma – with medications or inhaler
Cardiac/heart conditions
Allergy – epinephrine injector

Additionally, students with life-threatening health conditions participating in athletics or after-school activities will need to SELF-CARRY their emergency medication anytime they are on campus for a school event such as after-school sports. Please ensure your provider approves the ability to self-carry on the Medication Authorization form. All forms must be turned into the school PRIOR to being able to attend school or any on campus activity per Washington state law RCW 28A.210.320. https://www.lwsd.org/programs-and-services/health-services/life-threatening-conditions

Until these requirements are met, your child will not be able to attend school. If you have any questions, please call Health Services support personnel at our Special Services Office: 425-936-1201.

Immunization Updates

Washington state law requires school age children to receive specific immunizations in order to attend school. Lake Washington School District works with the Washington State Department of Health to comply with state laws on required vaccinations.

Required documentation

Washington state law RCW 28A.210.080 requires that all children show proof of immunization or certification of exemption to attend school. Students cannot start school without the required documentation.

https://www.lwsd.org/programs-and-services/health-services/immunizations

Too Sick for School?

LWSD Too sick for school policy - https://www.lwsd.org/services/health-services/too-sick-for-school
Washington State Department of Health https://doh.wa.gov/emergencies/covid-19/prevent-spreading-respiratory-viruses

COVID / Respiratory Illness Guidelines

If you have respiratory virus symptoms that are not better explained by another cause (such as allergies) or test positive for COVID-19 or another respiratory virus, follow CDC guidance for staying home and away from others; this includes people you live with who are not sick.
You can go back to your normal activities when both of the following have been true for at least 24 hours:

Your symptoms are getting better overall, and
You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).

You can tell your symptoms are improving when you start to feel better and you feel well enough to fully participate in your activities, such as learning in a classroom or completing tasks at work. A respiratory virus infection can have many types of symptoms, some of which can last beyond when someone is contagious (able to spread the virus), such as a lingering cough. Having a single symptom or a combination of symptoms is not as important as the overall sense of feeling better and the ability to resume activities.
When you go back to your normal activities, wear a mask and take added precautions over the next 5 days, such as taking steps to improve air flow and filtration, practicing good hand hygiene, cleaning regularly, physical distancing, and testing when you will be around other people indoors. You may still be contagious with a respiratory virus after returning to your normal activities, so it is important to take additional precautions.

People with COVID-19 are often contagious for 5-10 days after their illness begins.
People with flu may be contagious for up to 5-7 days after their illness begins.
People with RSV are usually contagious for 3-8 days after their illness begins.

Some people, such as those with a weakened immune system, can be contagious with a respiratory virus for longer periods of time.