Vision & Hearing Screens Begin
Attention 8th Graders and New Students to SMCPS
October 3 - 27, during periods 1/2
"Hearing and Vision Screening"
Unless evidence is presented that a student's vision has been tested within the past year by an ophthalmologist or optometrist, vision and hearing screening required by Maryland law will be completed in the year that a student enters the school system and in grades one and eight. Parent(s)/legal guardian(s) and/or school staff concerned about a student’s hearing or vision may also refer the student for screening by the school nurse.
Vision and hearing screening is a relatively short process. Screenings are not diagnostic, but instead, are used to identify a child at risk for vision/hearing problems. Screenings do not replace examinations performed by a health or eye care professional that provide diagnosis and treatment, if indicated. Vision/hearing problems that go undetected or uncorrected may impair a child’s development, lead to behavior problems in school, interfere with learning, and impact health and well-being into adulthood.
A student whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) objects in writing to hearing and vision screening, on the basis of the tenets and practice of a recognized church or religious denomination of which the student is an adherent or member, may not be required to take these screenings. Contact Nurse Robeson or Nurse Powell. lmsnurses@smcps.org