Nurse's Office

Sick Policy & Communicable Disease Notification
This is the season when more students may become ill and are absent from school. Please contact Nurse Chan at cchan@birchwoodschool.org if you have any questions regarding illness or communicable diseases. 

Sick Policy: All students who are absent three or more consecutive days due to illness require a return to school note from a health care practitioner. The note may be sent with the child when they return to school or emailed to health@birchwoodschool.org. This note is required to qualify as an excused absence that complies with State of Ohio attendance laws. Please refer to the complete sick policy below:

Birchwood School Sick Policy

Communicable Diseases: Please notify the school if your child has been diagnosed with a communicable disease at health@birchwoodschool.org and for further instructions regarding exclusion criteria for the student. We also email a notification to all families in the affected grade of potential exposure. Communicable diseases: RSV; COVID-19; influenza; strep throat; pink eye; lice; hand, foot, and mouth disease; croup; scabies; whooping cough; molluscum contagiosum; impetigo; pinworm; and ringworm.

Birchwood School of Hawken now has families complete medical forms through the school information application called "August."

Families will receive an email in the coming weeks detailing how to complete and submit medical forms electronically via the August system. 

The information below and links to medical forms are for parent/guardian reference. 

For Children Entering Preschool (Seedlings) and Pre-K (Sprouts)

Preschool students are required to complete a child medical history and child medical statement form. 

Medication Administration Policy & Forms

Medication Administration Policy

Authorization for Medications to be Administered by School Personnel


Student Medical Action Plan Forms

Asthma Action Plan

Diabetes Health Care Plan

Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Action Plan