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What Pittsylvania school nurses handle—and what families should keep current
PCS says nearly every school has a full-time nurse position, with division coordinators overseeing care, records, screenings and communicable-disease response.
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The division’s health structure
PCS lists two full-time nurse coordinators and a full-time school nurse position at every school except the Career Tech and Alternative School sites. Nurses review physical and immunization records, provide required screenings, document visits and care for ill or injured students.
The district also says health staff coordinate with the local health department and VDH on immunization clinics and communicable illnesses.
The family side of the record
Keep emergency contacts, immunizations, health plans and medication permissions current. Tell the school nurse when a condition or prescription changes rather than assuming last year’s documentation carries forward.
- Use the school nurse for health-record questions.
- Update emergency contacts promptly.
- Follow the current medication procedure before sending medicine to school.
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Primary division description of nursing coverage and duties; checked August 31, 2026.
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