Student health is very important in Libertyville District 70. To support students, a full-time registered nurse is on staff at each school. The nurses help students with bumps, bruises, health emergencies and ensure student health records are up-to-date.
The school code of Illinois, Section 665, requires that each student entering school for the first time (kindergarten) and students entering sixth grade, along with transfer students, must submit evidence of the various examinations.
Students entering kindergarten, second and sixth grade students.
Eye Exam
Students entering the Illinois school system for the first time and kindergartners.
The physical examination must be dated within one (1) year prior to the first day of school and must be completed on the State of Illinois Department of Human Services Certificate of Child Health Examination. Signed examinations are due at the time of registration or prior to starting school. The physical examination form requires three signatures to be considered "in compliance:"
1. Immunization section signed by health are provider
2. Health history signed by parent or legal guardian
3. Physical examination signed by MD, APN or PA
D70 families should make arrangements with physicians as soon as possible to ensure their child(ren) will have the required exams and immunizations before school starts.
Students enrolling at the beginning of the school year who do not meet these requirements will be excluded from school attendance per district policy. Medical and religious objections to any physical examination or immunization must be submitted in writing and must contain the required information.
Department Staff
Kathy Panov, RN, BSN, PEL-IL, CSN
District & Adler Park Nurse
(847) 362-7275, ext. 1105 kpanov@d70schools.org
Please keep your child(ren) home when they are sick or not feeling well enough to be in school and consult your medical provider.
Inform your school nurse of your child(ren)'s symptoms and any diagnoses your child(ren) has received (i.e. Strep Throat, Conjunctivitis, Influenza, Covid, etc.)
Your school nurse will provide information on when your child(ren) may return to school, specific to their symptoms and/or diagnoses.
The school district includes informational materials regarding influenza and influenza vaccinations and meningococcal disease and meningococcal vaccinations developed, provided, or approved by the Department of Public Health under Section 2310-700 of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois when the board provides information on immunizations, infectious diseases, medications, or other school health issues to the parents or guardians of students.
As described in 105 ILCS 5/22-30, the school district is participating in the Undesignated Medications Program in collaboration with the Lake County Health Department (LCHD). In this Program, the Medical Epidemiologist at LCHD has issued a standing order protocol for trained school personnel to use undesignated medications [i.e. epinephrine injection, asthma medication, and/or naloxone] in the setting of medical emergencies wherein a student, visitor, or staff person is experiencing severe allergic/anaphylactic reaction, respiratory distress, and/or opioid overdose. The medications will be administered in appropriate circumstances.
As described in 105 ILCS 5/22-30, the school district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic school and its employees and agents, including the Lake County Health Department Medical Epidemiologist, are to incur no liability or professional discipline, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury arising from the administration of epinephrine, asthma medication, and opioid antagonists regardless of whether authorization was given by a pupil's parents or guardians or by a pupil's physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse. Parents or guardians must indemnify and hold harmless the school district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic school and its employees and agents, including the Lake County Health Department Medical Epidemiologist, against any claims, except a claim based on willful and wanton conduct, arising out of the administration of asthma medication, an epinephrine injector or an opioid antagonist regardless of whether authorization was given by the pupil's parents or guardians or by the pupil's physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse.
