Health Information

Medications

Students who have asthma, diabetes, an allergy, or a chronic condition that requires or may require medication at school must submit the completed form to the school office. The form needs to be completed and signed by a physician by the first day of school. View the Authorization for Medication Administration Form. 

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If your student has a rescue medication (EpiPen or inhaler) that they either self-carry or need access to during the school day, please make sure that you have completed the Authorization for Student to Carry & Independently Self-Administer Emergency Medication form and turned it in in the office.

 

Required Vaccinations

North Carolina law requires all rising 12th graders to receive a meningococcal vaccine booster before starting 12th grade. Parents will need to provide a copy of their child’s immunization record showing proof that the meningococcal vaccine has been completed prior to the first day of school. Please submit an updated copy of their immunization record to the office or email a copy to records@raleighcharterhs.org. We must have a record of the booster by the first day of the school year. 

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This is a 2-dose immunization. The first dose was required in the 7th grade in Wake County schools. For more information on required and recommended vaccines, please see this information from the Wake County Health Department.

 

Chronic Health Conditions

If you have any questions about managing your student's health conditions while at school, please contact Cyndi Lynn at cblynn@raleighcharterhs.org or 919-715-1155. 
 

• Asthma Action Plan

• Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Plan

• School Seizure Action Plan

• Authorization for Medication Administration Form

• Authorization for Student to Carry & Independently Self-Administer Emergency Medication

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State-Required Health Information

North Carolina law requires our school to inform parents and students about certain health-related issues. We have included the text of the law below to help you understand your rights and our obligations. The website links listed below will direct you to additional information. We encourage you to have discussions with your students to help them understand the law, the issues, and the information.

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NC General Statute 115C-218.75

Chapter 115C Article 14A Charter Schools 115C-218.75 General operating requirements. (a) Health and Safety Standards. – A charter school shall meet the same health and safety requirements required of a local school administrative unit. The Department of Public Instruction shall ensure that charter schools provide parents and guardians with information about meningococcal meningitis and influenza and their vaccines at the beginning of every school year. This information shall include the causes, symptoms, and how meningococcal meningitis and influenza are spread and the places where parents and guardians may obtain additional information and vaccinations for their children.

 

The Department of Public Instruction shall also ensure that charter schools provide parents and guardians with information about cervical cancer, cervical dysplasia, human papillomavirus, and the vaccines available to prevent these diseases. This information shall be provided at the beginning of the school year to parents of children entering grades five through 12. This information shall include the causes and symptoms of these diseases, how they are transmitted, how they may be prevented by vaccination, including the benefits and possible side effects of vaccination, and the places where parents and guardians may obtain additional information and vaccinations for their children.

 

The Department of Public Instruction shall also ensure that charter schools provide students in grades seven through 12 with information annually on the preventable risks for preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies, including induced abortion, smoking, alcohol consumption, the use of illicit drugs, and inadequate prenatal care.

 

The Department of Public Instruction shall also ensure that charter schools provide students in grades nine through 12 with information annually on the manner in which a parent may lawfully abandon a newborn baby with a responsible person, in accordance with G.S. 7B-500.

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Links to Health-Related Information

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Meningitis

• NCDHHS information on Meningococcal Disease

• NCDHHS Meningococcal Disease PDF Fact Sheet

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Influenza

• NCDHHS information on Influenza

• CDC Influenza PDF Fact Sheet

 

Cervical cancer, cervical dysplasia, Human Papillomavirus (HPV)​

• NCDHHS information on HPV

• NCDHHS HPV PDF Fact Sheet

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For more information about immunization and vaccine-preventable diseases visit www.immunize.nc.gov.

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Preventable risks for preterm birth

• CDC information on Preterm Birth

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Safe Surrender Laws

• NCDHHS information on Safe Surrender (Surrender Newborns Safely)