Nebraska statute requires school-age health screening.
Children in preschool and kindergarten through third grade, sixth and ninth grade are screened for vision, hearing, dental defects, height and weight. The screening program also incorporates blood pressure and scoliosis (spinal curvature) screening at the sixth and eighth grades.
Students entering the Student Assistance Process at any grade level, and those about whom health concerns are identified to the school nurse, may also be screened.
Parents are notified of any health concerns as they are identified. Parents who do not wish their child to participate in the school health screening program must provide screening results from a medical provider, dated no earlier than May 1 of the current calendar year, by December 1.
