Tennessee School Health Screening Guidelines
With the expansion of Coordinated School Health to all school systems in Tennessee, all students in grades:
- PreK, K, 2, 4, 6, and 8 will receive vision screening.
- PreK, K, 2, 4, 6, and 8 will receive hearing screening.
- K, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9 will receive blood pressure screening.
- K, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9 will receive height & weight (BMI) screening.
Why screen students for these types of health concerns?
- Healthy students learn better.
- When a health concern is identified early, steps can be taken to access needed health care so that health and academic issues do not develop into serious problems.
NOTE: EVERY CHILD IN THE ABOVE GRADES WILL BE SCREENED UNLESS
PARENTS/GUARDIANS REFUSE BY SIGNING A FORM THAT WILL BE
SENT HOME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THIS IS CALLED
"PRESUMED" OR "PASSIVE" PARENTAL CONSENT (I.E. parent must sign the
form to decline permission to screen)
