Newark Community High School is performing Vision and Hearing Screenings the week of September 16, 2024. Not all students will be screened, unless a parent requests an exam. If you would like your child to be examined, please contact NCHS Certified School Nurse, Amanda Yunker.
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Below is informational code from the Illinois Department of Public Health:
Hearing and Vision School Screening
School health personnel perform vision and hearing screening of students. The parents of a student may request a screening at any time. Vision and hearing screening will begin as mandated the week of September 16th, 2024. Illinois mandates hearing and vision screening for all students receiving special education accommodations; for teacher or parent referrals; and for all students new to the district.
Screenings & Required Exams
Vision and hearing screenings are not substitutes for a complete eye and ear examination by an appropriate doctor. Your child will not be required to undergo this vision screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed and signed a report form indicating that an examination has been administered within the previous 12 months and that evaluation is on file at the school.
Your child will not be required to undergo this hearing screening if an audiologist has completed and signed a report form indicating that an examination has been administered within the previous 12 months and that evaluation is on file at the school. This notice is not a permission to test.
Vision and hearing screening is not optional. If a vision or hearing examination report is not on file at the school for your child, your child in the mandated age, grade, or group will be screened.
If you have any questions, please contact NCHS Certified School Nurse.
Amanda Yunker, RN, PEL-CSN
Vision and Hearing Technician
ayunker@nchs18.org
815-695-5164