School Nurse

Jacquelyn Young serves as our full-time school nurse. She provides first aid, manages student illnesses, conducts annual health screenings, and supports students with both acute and chronic medical conditions.

If you have any questions or concerns, please stop by the health office, call 973-593-3173 ext. 3176, or email youngj@madisonnjps.org.
Email is the most reliable way to reach her during the summer months.

Illness Guidelines

Please keep your child home if they:

• Are not feeling well, or

• Have had a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea within the past 24 hours

Attendance & Tardiness

If your child will be absent or late, please call the Roll Call line at 973-593-3173 (option 1) each morning before 8:30 a.m. Leave your child’s name and the reason for the absence. To have an absence recorded as “excused” in Genesis, a medical note from a healthcare provider is required.

Emergency Medication

Students with asthma, allergies, diabetes, or seizures who require medication in the nurse’s office must submit an Emergency Action Plan completed by their healthcare provider.

All emergency medications must:

• Be in the original pharmacy-labeled container
  

• Be brought to school in a zip-top bag
  

• Include a small photo of your child
  

• Include the doctor’s order
  
  

Forms

Asthma Action Plan
Download the Asthma Action Plan

Anaphylaxis Action Plan
Access the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan

All Other Medications

For non-emergency medications—including ADHD medications and over-the-counter products such as Advil—a Medication Form is required.

This form must:

• Be completed by your child’s healthcare provider

• Be signed by you

• Authorize the school nurse to administer the medication
  

All medications must be submitted in original pharmacy-labeled packaging and brought to school by a parent or guardian.

• Medication Form
  

Required Universal Health Form

A physical exam is required for all new students and must be completed by your child’s healthcare provider within 30 days of admission.

Form: https://www.nj.gov/health/forms/ch-14.pdf

Required Immunizations

State immunization requirements can be found here:
https://www.nj.gov/health/vaccines/nj-immunization-requirements/

Preschool

• DTaP: 4 doses
  

• Polio: 3 doses
  

• MMR: 1 dose (12–15 months)
  

• Hepatitis B: 3 doses
  

• Varicella: 1 dose
  

• Pneumococcal (PCV): Age-appropriate doses
  

• Influenza: 1 dose annually (ages 6–59 months)

Kindergarten / 1st Grade

• DTaP: 4 doses, with 1 dose after the 4th birthday
  

• Polio: 4 doses, with 1 dose after the 4th birthday
  

• MMR: 2 doses
  

• Hepatitis B: 3 doses
  

• Varicella: 1 dose (or documented disease)
  

2nd–5th Grade

• DTaP: 3 doses
  

• Polio: 3 doses
  

• MMR: 2 doses
  

• Hepatitis B: 3 doses
  

• Varicella: 1 dose (or documented disease)
  
  

Additional Notes

• Documentation: Full dates (month/day/year) are required for all immunizations.
  

• Exemptions: New Jersey permits medical and religious exemptions. Philosophical exemptions are not allowed.
  

• Additional preschool vaccines: Hib and pneumococcal vaccines are required for preschool-aged children.
  

• Meningococcal: Required beginning in 6th grade.
  

• 6th Grade Immunization Letter
  

Per NJDOH regulations, students who are not in compliance must be excluded from school until the required immunizations are completed.