The School Board shall work cooperatively with the Polk County Health Department (PCHD) to address all school health matters as required by the School Health Services Act (F.S. 381.0056). The District, including the school health advisory committee, and the Polk County Health Department shall jointly develop a school health services plan approved by both the Polk County Health Department and the Board.

The "school health services plan" will describe the services to be provided, the responsibility for provision of the services, the anticipated expenditures to provide the services, and evidence of cooperative planning by the District, including the school health advisory committee, and the Polk County Health Department. Each school health advisory committee must, at a minimum, include members who represent the ten (10) components of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).

The Superintendent, in conjunction with the school health advisory committee, shall develop the school health services plan jointly with the Polk County Health Department and submit it to the Board for approval.

The school health services plan will be completed biennially and approved and signed by the Superintendent, Board Chairperson, Polk County Health Department medical director or administrator, and the Department of Health's district administrator. The school health services plan shall be reviewed each year for the purpose of updating the plan. Amendments shall be signed by the Superintendent and the Polk County Health Department medical director or administrator.

The District school health services plan shall include, at a minimum, provisions for all of the following:

The Superintendent shall develop a joint plan with the Polk County Health Department and submit it to the Board for approval. The plan is to include but not necessarily be limited to:

The school health services plan will describe employing or contracting for all health-related staff and the supervision of all school health services personnel regardless of funding source.

Protocols for supervision of school health services personnel shall be described in the school health services plan so that such services are provided in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements and professional standards. These shall be kept on file at the District and the Polk County Health Department.

Decisions regarding medical protocols or standing orders in the delivery of school health services are the responsibility of the Polk County Health Department medical director in conjunction with the Board, school health advisory committee, the District medical consultant, or the student's private physician.

The District may provide or request parents to provide:

If the School District chooses to provide nonemergency physical exams or screenings, the Board shall directly notify the parents of students, at least annually at the beginning of the school year, of the specific or approximate dates during the school year when any non-emergency, invasive physical examination or screening is scheduled or expected to be scheduled for students if examination or screening is: 1) required as a condition of attendance; 2) administered by the school and scheduled by the school in advance; and 3) not necessary to protect the immediate health and safety of a specific student, or other students.

The term "invasive physical examination" means any medical examination that involves the exposure of private body parts, or any act during such examination that includes incision, insertion, or injection into the body, but does not include a hearing, vision, or scoliosis screening.

The Superintendent shall develop and update as needed administrative procedures to implement this policy.

Unless the physical examination or screening is permitted or required by an applicable State law, parents may refuse to allow the Board to administer a nonemergency, invasive physical examination or screening upon written notification to the Board.

The Principal shall immediately notify a parent of a student who is removed from school, school transportation, or a school-sponsored activity and taken to a receiving facility for an involuntary examination pursuant to F.S. 394.463. The Principal may delay notification for no more than twenty-four (24) hours after a student is removed if the Principal deems the delay to be in the student's best interest and if a report has been submitted to the central abuse hotline, pursuant to F.S. 39.201, based upon knowledge or suspicion of abuse, abandonment, or neglect.

Mental health counseling services, case management services, and human and social services may be provided to students at a school site under mutual agreements with community-based public or private agencies. Each service provided shall be on a case-by-case basis with prior written approval of the student's parent or guardian.

The Superintendent shall work to assist schools in providing information to children and families by providing a directory of referral sources for professional mental health services for children and families in need of such services. All schools should reference the "Referral Sources for Children and Families Manual" for licensed Mental Health Professionals. The following information should be listed in the directory:

The Superintendent shall develop and update as needed administrative procedures to implement this policy.

F.S. 39.201, 232.032, 381.0056, 394.463, 1002.20, 1002.22, 1003.22, 1003.453
F.A.C. 64D-3.011, 64F-6.002