Scoliosis Screening

In-school scoliosis screenings are performed on all 6th and 8th grade students in September of each new school year.

The specific date of the screening will be shared with parents/guardians via email through the parent newsletter. To ensure receipt of our newsletter, please verify your email addresses are correct and current in Parent Portal, and you have selected email correspondence as a communication preference.

Many children may have already been screened during their yearly physical or are already under doctor's care for the treatment of scoliosis. If this is the case for your child and you choose to not have them screened at school, it is imperative that you sign and return a refusal form to your school nurse, as this is the only way for your child to be excused from scoliosis screening. Below you will find information on scoliosis screenings, and links/directions on how to access the two different options for refusal forms.

Option #1 Complete Electronic Refusal Form: The online scoliosis refusal is found on Parent Portal: Click on the Documents section in the margin, and then complete the Scoliosis Refusal Form by clicking on that option. See example below:

Option #2 Complete and Turn-in a Printed Paper Form linked below:

Scoliosis Refusal Form- English

Scoliosis Refusal Form- Spanish

For more information on Scoliosis Screenings, please visit the link below or contact Nurse Michelle:

https://www.choa.org/medical-services/orthopaedics/scoliosis-and-spine-program/scoliosis

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