Your child will have vision and hearing screening at school, at the beginning of the school year. These yearly screenings are required by the state as set forth in Washington’s Administrative Code.
Here’s a link for further information: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=246-760
The screening is completed quickly so that students miss very little class time. Test results are treated with the confidentiality and privacy accorded to all health information at school. Screening results “pass” or “no pass” are disclosed to your child’s classroom teacher. Should your child not pass the hearing test you will be notified and referred to the BSD Audiologist for further testing. If your child doesn’t pass the vision screening you’ll receive a notice of the results, and will be asked to take your student for an optometrist’s exam.
If for any reason, you wish to exclude your child from either Hearing or Vision screening please notify the school's nurse in writing. You can send a note to school, or email. Please do so well in advance of the screening dates, thank you.