Vision screenings to test students for visual problems will be held in Box Elder School District throughout the school year. The Box Elder School District School Nurses in conjunction with the State Office of Education will conduct these screenings. For further information, contact the Box Elder School District School Nurses at 435-538-1529.
Vision screenings provided by the Box Elder School District School Nurses are free. It is state law for students entering school for the first time before the age of seven to have a vision screening. It also requires that students be screened yearly up to 5th grade and then again in 7th or 8th and once again 9th or 10th grade.
A vision screening is scheduled at your student’s school, Box Elder Middle School, Thursday, September 19, 2024. By allowing your student to participate in the vision screening, you acknowledge and give permission for the results of the vision screening and necessary additional information about your student, which may be in his/ her school records, to be shared with other educators(i.e. teacher, principal) and health care professionals working with the schools to provide appropriate follow-up care.
If you DO NOT want your student to be vision screened, please complete the form below and return it to the school prior to the day of the screening.