• Health Office Requirements:

    • NJDOE Immunization Requirements: NJ law requires all Preschool students to receive the flu vaccine between September 1st and December 31st of their preschool school year.
    • Immunization Record - Must be documented by a physician.  Immunizations must include a flu vaccination each year before December 31st.
    • Student Health History - Parent/Guardian must complete. 
    • Student Physical Examination Form - Must be completed & signed by your physician.   Families have 30 days from the date of enrollment to complete the physical exam.
    • Submit documentation of medical history that may impact your child during the school day, i.e. allergies, asthma, and other health concerns. Asthma and/or Allergy forms (linked here), if applicable to your child.  Submit to Ms. Jinky Yuzon at the time of enrollment.

    The flu form must be completed for all children six months through 59 months. All preschool students under 5 years old must have an annual dose of the seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine between September 1st and December 31st of each school year. It is highly recommended you contact your doctor as soon as possible due to possible limited availability of the vaccine. State Law N.J.A.C. 8:57-4: indicates that any preschool student that does not have a flu vaccine will not be able to return in January. If your child is currently 5 years old or turning 5 years old PRIOR to December 31st it is STRONGLY recommended they receive the vaccine. 

    If you are in need of financial assistance, please contact the Hunterdon County Childhood Vaccine Program at 908-806-4570 or go to: https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/371/Childhood-Vaccine-Program 

    Preschool Immunization Requirements:

    DTap 4 Doses

    Polio 3 Doses

    HIB at Least 1 Dose Given on or After 1st Birthday

    Pneumococcal at Least 1 Dose Given on or After 1st Birthday

    MMR 1 Dose

    Varicella 1 Dose

    Influenza 1 Dose Each Year Given Before December 31st

    Asthma and/or Allergy forms (linked here), if applicable to your child.  Submit to Ms.Jinky Yuzon at the time of enrollment. 

     

    Required Mantoux Tuberculin Testing in New Jersey Schools - Only a positive interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) result or a Mantoux skin test using 5 TU of stabilized PPD meets testing criteria. Tuberculin skin test results measuring equal to or over 10 mm of induration shall be considered a “significant reaction” and evidence of latent TB infection.

    The following tuberculosis testing requirements apply to ALL school districts:

    1. Students born in a country that is not listed below and entering school in the U.S. for the first time, regardless of age or grade.
    2. Students transferring into the New Jersey school system directly from a country not listed below regardless of age or grade.
    3. Exceptions for Both Groups of Students Listed Above
      1. Tuberculosis testing is not required if the student has documentation of an IGRA or a Mantoux tuberculin skin test at the age of three years or older, regardless of the result of that test.
      2. Tuberculosis testing is not required if the student has attended school in another state prior to entering the New Jersey school system.
      3. Any student with parents claiming religious exemption (TB-8 Form) cannot be compelled to submit evidence of tuberculosis testing. In these instances, a symptom assessment must be done. If TB-like symptoms are reported, a physician must document that the student does not have active disease.  Appropriate forms are available in the office of each district school nurse.
      4. Students entering a U.S. school for the first time in New Jersey or transferring into a New Jersey school from any country NOT listed below must receive an IGRA or Mantoux Tuberculin skin test unless they meet the exemption criterion.

    America Samoa, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montserrat, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, North Ireland, Norway, Oman, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten (Dutch), San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, United States Virgin Islands, West Bank and Gaz

     

    Any questions regarding medical forms or health-related questions should be directed to the district’s preschool nurse,  Jinky Yuzon  jinky.yuzon@frsd.us

     

    Preschool Health Screenings

    Preschool children in the Flemington Raritan School District preschool program will be screened  during the first six to eight weeks of the school year by our preschool nurse in height, weight, vision and dental. Parents will receive notification if their child should follow up with their pediatrician.