Medway Public Schools
Department of Nursing Services
Christine Babicz RN,
MSN
Nurse Leader Medway
Public Schools
School Nurse Medway
High School
02/27/2014
Dear Parent/Guardian,
The
physical education teachers and I will be conducting the Annual Postural
Screening on the students in the 9th grade over the next few months.
The
purpose of this screen is for detection of early signs of spinal problems in
children grades 5-9. It is not a
diagnostic service but a program to identify young people who should have
further medical evaluation.
If
your child has unusual findings, you will be notified and asked to take your
child to his/her physician for evaluation.
The majority of students exhibit no findings. If nothing unusual is found, you will not be
notified.
Female
students are asked to bring a 2 piece bathing suit top, sports bra, or halter
top, and shorts to school on the day of the screening. This type of clothing permits more accurate
observation of the back.
As
always, you have the option of “opting out” of the screening. I will need all requests to have your child
“opt out” of the postural screening by March 12, 2014. In addition, if I have a
copy of your child’s physical exam with documentation that a screening was
completed at your physician’s office from August 2013 to present date, your
child will not be screened.
If you have any questions,
please contact me. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Christine Babicz
88 Summer Street
Medway, MA 02053
508-533-6643x5108
508-533-3246 fax
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