Required Health Documentation
If your child needs to take medication at school, please fill out these required forms and return them to the school nurse. School Medication Form.
Please visit the Required Health Documentation webpage to learn about the vaccines, tests, and physical exams that are required to enroll or continue attending Somerville Public Schools.
When is My Child Too Sick for School?
Please keep your child home from school, for their comfort and the safety of their classmates, when they:
- Have had a fever of 100 degrees or higher in the past 24 hours
- Started antibiotics in the last 24 hours
- Have experienced vomiting or diarrhea within the last 24 hours
- Have an undiagnosed rash
- Feel too sick to participate in regular activities
- Have a diagnosed communicable disease
- Have COVID-19 or flu
Covid-19 Update: April 2024
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has adopted the latest COVID-19 guidance issued by the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Going forward, COVID-19 will be treated much like other respiratory viruses such as influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Instead of a 5-day isolation period, students and staff with COVID-19 can now return to school:
- 24 hours after fever subsides (without the use of fever-reducing medications such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen) and
- when symptoms are improving and
- with the recommendation that they wear a mask for five additional days.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, and all other respiratory viruses, we ask for your cooperation with the following:
- Stay home when ill.
- Wash hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
- Wear a mask when you have respiratory symptoms.
- Consider testing for COVID-19 and flu if symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, shortness of breath.
Find YOUR SCHOOL NURSE
School nurses are critical members of our school community, helping students stay healthy and ready to learn!
290 Washington Street, Fax: 617-629-5470
Ruja Sharma, BSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5460 x6380
Brown School
201 Willow Avenue, Fax: 617-629-5630
Katie Skarzynski, BSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5620 x6405
Capuano Early Childhood Center
150 Glen Street, Fax: 617-629-5485
Yetty Lukan, DNP, MSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5480 x3648
50 Cross Street, Fax: 617-629-5403
5 Meacham Street, Fax: 617-629-5425
Kennedy School
5 Cherry Street, Fax: 617-629-5451
Kerri Conneely, MSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5440 x6603
Kennedy School, SKIP Program
5 Cherry Street, Fax: 617-629-5452
Jessica Brady, BSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5440 x6618
177 Powder House Blvd., Fax: 617-629-5605
Karen Johnson, BS, RN, Phone: 617-629-5680 x6775
Next Wave and Full Circle
81 Highland Avenue, Fax: 617-629-5660
Lynne Chamallas, MSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5640 x610680
81 Highland Avenue, Fax: 617-629-5275
Terri Emens, MSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5250 x611062
Maria Tully, MSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5250 x611061
Somerville High School, SHIP Program
81 Highland Avenue, Fax: 617-629-5275