Health and Wellness Information
For information about Pacific School's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, go here.
We want Pacific School to be a healthy, positive, and joyful place for the students, staff, and volunteers. Students should come to school when they are well enough to do their schoolwork and when they are not contagious. There are important steps families can take to help us achieve this goal.
Symptoms? Here's what to do:
If your student has any of the following symptoms, keep them home from school:
If your student has any of the following symptoms, keep them home from school:
- Congestion/runny nose
- Fever/chills
- Cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing
- Fatigue, muscle/body aches, headache
- New loss of taste/smell
- Sore throat
- Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
- At least 24 hours have passed since resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications; AND
- Other symptoms have improved; AND
- Parents provide the office with a copy of a negative COVID test, OR parents provide the office with documentation from a healthcare provider that the symptoms are typical of their underlying chronic condition (e.g., allergies or asthma) or an alternative named diagnosis, OR at least 10 days have passed since symptom onset.
Other Times to Keep a Child Home from School: Please keep your child home if the exhibit any of the following symptoms:
Communicable Diseases: Please notify the office immediately if your child has a communicable disease such as COVID-19, lice, strep throat, scabies, pink eye (conjunctivitis), chicken pox, whooping cough (pertussis), etc. The office will send out an exposure notice so that other families will know their child may have been exposed, will look for symptoms, and can treat their children in a timely manner. This is a very important service to the entire school community, allowing everyone to stay healthier. Your child will NOT be identified in the exposure notice.
Vaccinations: Pacific Elementary School complies with all state laws regarding vaccinations. All vaccination requirements apply equally to 5-day and independent study students. (Home study students must supply the office with their complete vaccination records. Home study students who are not fully compliant with California's vaccination laws will not be allowed to participate in any in-person school-sponsored activities with other students.)
New students entering Pacific Elementary School for the first time, including preschool, kindergarten, and transfer students, must show documentation of all state required vaccinations or appropriate medical exemption from a doctor. Please note that there are more vaccinations required for kindergarteners than preschoolers. For more information about vaccinations, consult your doctor. Current vaccine requirements are available here in English and Spanish, To better understand California school vaccine laws, visit the Shots for School website. Vaccine Safety Information
Vision, Hearing, and Dental Screenings: Vision tests and hearing screenings are given to students in Kindergarten, second and fifth grade and to all special referrals. Parents will be notified through the school memo of screening dates, usually held in autumn.
Dogs and Animal Droppings: Please help keep our campus clean and protect our students from exposure to animal droppings (both wild and domestic). Please keep gates closed at all times and keep dogs off school grounds.
Snacks and Wellness Policy: The Pacific School District Governing Board has adopted a Wellness Policy that addresses nutrition education, physical activity, environmental education, and student wellness. It establishes nutritional guidelines for the food served at school, including snacks and birthday treats. Food and beverages donated to school parties and school events shall be subject to the same nutritional guidelines as foods for purchase. The full Wellness Policy can be found here.
CPR For Parents: Click here for a Quick intro to CPR which could save your child's life
Guide to Preventing and Treating the Flu: Click here for English or Spanish
- Pink eye (conjunctivitis). Students with very red eyes and thick yellow or greenish drainage should be checked by a doctor for pink eye. Students should remain at home until treatment has begun or the symptoms have cleared up. Families should notify the office (see communicable diseases below).
- Unidentified rashes or open sores. Some causes of rashes are contagious. If your student has a rash aren’t certain about, keep the child home from school, consult a doctor, and follow the doctor’s instructions for returning to school.
- Lice. Students can return to school after treatment with appropriate lice shampoo. Families should notify the office (see communicable diseases below).
Communicable Diseases: Please notify the office immediately if your child has a communicable disease such as COVID-19, lice, strep throat, scabies, pink eye (conjunctivitis), chicken pox, whooping cough (pertussis), etc. The office will send out an exposure notice so that other families will know their child may have been exposed, will look for symptoms, and can treat their children in a timely manner. This is a very important service to the entire school community, allowing everyone to stay healthier. Your child will NOT be identified in the exposure notice.
Vaccinations: Pacific Elementary School complies with all state laws regarding vaccinations. All vaccination requirements apply equally to 5-day and independent study students. (Home study students must supply the office with their complete vaccination records. Home study students who are not fully compliant with California's vaccination laws will not be allowed to participate in any in-person school-sponsored activities with other students.)
New students entering Pacific Elementary School for the first time, including preschool, kindergarten, and transfer students, must show documentation of all state required vaccinations or appropriate medical exemption from a doctor. Please note that there are more vaccinations required for kindergarteners than preschoolers. For more information about vaccinations, consult your doctor. Current vaccine requirements are available here in English and Spanish, To better understand California school vaccine laws, visit the Shots for School website. Vaccine Safety Information
Vision, Hearing, and Dental Screenings: Vision tests and hearing screenings are given to students in Kindergarten, second and fifth grade and to all special referrals. Parents will be notified through the school memo of screening dates, usually held in autumn.
Dogs and Animal Droppings: Please help keep our campus clean and protect our students from exposure to animal droppings (both wild and domestic). Please keep gates closed at all times and keep dogs off school grounds.
Snacks and Wellness Policy: The Pacific School District Governing Board has adopted a Wellness Policy that addresses nutrition education, physical activity, environmental education, and student wellness. It establishes nutritional guidelines for the food served at school, including snacks and birthday treats. Food and beverages donated to school parties and school events shall be subject to the same nutritional guidelines as foods for purchase. The full Wellness Policy can be found here.
CPR For Parents: Click here for a Quick intro to CPR which could save your child's life
Guide to Preventing and Treating the Flu: Click here for English or Spanish
Forms
The following health-related forms are available near the bottom of the Forms for PES Families page of this website:
- Request for Special Meals
- School Medication Authorization
- Physician's Report for Kindergarteners and New Students