Health Screenings

Families may contact their student’s principal to opt out of hearing, vision, and/or dental screenings.

The following screenings are provided to students at certain grade levels or schools. Students at any grade with evidence of problems related to hearing, vision, dental, communicable disease, or related academics will be screened or re-screened. 

• Hearing - Students at any grade level with evidence of problems related to hearing will be screened upon request. School audiologists oversee and provide follow-up for all failed hearing screenings.
• Vision - Vision is screened by trained school staff for students in grades 1, 3, 5 and kindergarten if a vision screening is not documented on the North Carolina Health Assessment Transmittal Form. Screening is provided for students in other grade levels as referred by school staff. The school nurse is contacted if screening/re-screening or follow-up assistance is needed.
• Dental - All kindergarten students receive a dental screening by a dental hygienist.