Our school nurse is in the building each school day from 8:00am-1:00pm. Grace Brick, R.N. monitors illness, student health records, and maintains a health file on each student to meet health requirements for the state of Iowa.

AEA Audiology conducts hearing screening for students preschool through 5th grade each year.

Health care plans are required by the state of Iowa for students who have health issues that do or may affect the educational process. The school nurse develops that care plan in coordination with the parents providing information about the health concern.

Immunization records are required by the state of Iowa. Current physicals for students entering Kindergarten are required and physicals are recommended for 3rd and 7th grades. All students participating in parochial league athletics are required to have a physical.

If your student has missed 3 or more consecutive days of school due to illness, a doctor's note is required upon their return.

ALL students must be free of FEVER, VOMIT & DIARRHEA without the aid of over the counter medications for 24 hours in order to return to school.

There are students in our school who have food allergies. Please check with your student's homeroom teacher before bringing any outside snacks.

Please contact our school nurse if you have specific health questions or concerns.

Grace Brick

School Nurse

Phone: 515-276-1061

Email: nurse@stpiusxschool.org