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Student Health Requirements

Health Screenings

Hearing and vision screenings will be provided as required by state law at the following levels:

  • Hearing and vision screenings will be provided as required by state law at the following levels:
  • Hearing screening for all students in grades K, 2, 5, 8;
  • Vision screening for grades K, 2, 5, 8; 
  • New students and students referred by parents or school personnel may also be screened.
     

Exclusions from Screenings: Contact your school nurse or principal each school year regarding excluding your child from any of these screenings.

Kindergarten Physical Exam

California’s Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program requires all school-aged children to have a physical exam on record with the school. Bear Valley Unified School District has made this a requirement for kindergarten. Please submit a copy of your child’s medical checkup to the school when you register for kindergarten or as soon as it is completed during kindergarten. You are encouraged to obtain this exam by kindergarten entry to ensure your child is healthy and ready to learn. Transitional kindergarten students who submit a physical exam will fulfill this requirement for kindergarten.

Kindergarten Dental Exam Screening (KOHA)

Effective January 1, 2007, a Kindergarten Oral Health Assessment (KOHA) by a licensed California dental health professional is required for children entering public school for the first time (at kindergarten or first grade). The KOHA must be completed and returned to the school by May 31 of that first school year. Assessments done 12 months prior to school entry also meet this requirement. Obtain the form from the school or your dental health provider to complete. Transitional kindergarten students who submit an oral health assessment will complete this requirement.

In select schools, licensed dental providers contracted with the District will provide Oral Health Assessments for transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students who have not yet met the KOHA requirement. There is no cost for these assessments. Parents or guardians should contact the school in writing if they do not want their child to participate in this KOHA at school.

Parents or guardians may sign a waiver of this requirement, opt out of the KOHA requirement by signing the waiver found on the KOHA form available at the school. There is no penalty or exclusion if this requirement is not met. Parents/guardians can call 1-800-675-2229 for help in finding a provider for the KOHA.