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Vision & Hearing
Vision and hearing screenings are provided
annually to District #203 students. Vision and hearing screenings will
be provided at the grade levels designated by the Illinois Department
of Public Health. All students in special education programs, students
transferring into the district who have not previously been screened,
and students to be tested related to classroom teacher requests are
screened during this annual program.
Scheduled intervals for Vision & Hearing
screenings are as follows:
- Vision
- Preschool, Kindergarten, 2nd, & 8th
grade
- Special Education Students (includes
students in speech)
- Foster Care & Transfer students
- Hearing
- Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd,
& 3rd grade
- Special Education Students (includes
students in speech)
- Foster Care & Transfer students
- Students having known or suspected hearing
loss
Parents and teachers may request screenings of
student related to specific concerns at any time.
District #203 nurses and trained health
technicians also do vision and hearing screenings throughout the
school year as needed.
If your child is referred to a physician following a
screening, the forms for completion by the physician can be obtained
from the “Forms” section of this webpage.
Scoliosis
The school nurse can perform Scoliosis screenings
per parent request. If you have concerns regarding your child and a
possible postural deformity of the spine (i.e., scoliosis, kyphosis),
please contact your child’s assigned school nurse. A list of assigned
school nurses and phone numbers is provided under the “Nursing Staff
by Building” heading on this site.
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