Health & Wellness

Immunization Requirements for the 2019-2020 school year have changed. The changes now require: Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st grade students - two doses of the Hepatitis A vaccine 7th and 11th graders - one dose of the Meningitis vaccine is required All other vaccine requirements remain the same. For further information on immunizations, see the Kansas Department of Health and Environment webpage at http://www.kdheks.gov/immunize/index.html

Click this link for Smart Snack Information that answers questions about the Smart Snack regulations, and this pdf which gives guidance about exempt fundraisers.

By Kimberly Martin, Kansas PTA Vice President of Advocacy 2019-2021 According to the Center for Disease Control Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (CDC WISQARS) 78 children, teens and young adults are injured or killed by guns on a daily basis in the United States (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019). The safest home for children and teens is a home without guns, but there are ways to make homes with guns safer. It is not enough to teach kids gun safety or not to touch a gun if they find one (“Firearm-Related Injuries Affecting the Pediatric Population,” 2012). There are [...]