Health Center
Welcome to the Belmont Hill School Health Center Resource Board.
The mission of the Health Center is to provide compassionate care and support to all Belmont Hill Students. Our goal is to promote wellness, preserve health, and support the academic and athletic achievement of our students.
Please use this site to find health-related information regarding our School Health Guidelines and up-to-date information throughout the year.
Absence Reporting
Belmont Hill will use SchoolPass to manage absences, late arrivals, early dismissals, and dismissal changes of students. Parents and guardians can make attendance and dismissal changes for their students with the click of a button without needing to call the school. Please see below for instructions.
- Students are encouraged to email their teachers for assignments, but a parent or guardian must notify the school via SchoolPass, as outlined, to report absences, late arrivals, early dismissals, and dismissal changes of students.
- Middle school parents, please note that 4:00-4:45pm is a required part of the school day on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. While we realize that it may be challenging to schedule medical and dental appointments, we ask that routine ones be planned in advance in conjunction with the school calendar to minimize conflict with school days.
- In the event of a foreseeable need for a student to miss school, parents/guardians should communicate with the appropriate Division Head. An excused absence may be granted for important family events or student opportunities. Any absences without approval from the School will be considered unexcused. In addition, absences for extended family vacations or without a valid reason will be considered unexcused. A student that misses 25% of school days during the year might not receive academic credit for that year. For Upper/High School please contact Don Bradley bradleyd@belmonthill.
org, for Lower/Middle School Tim Sullivan tsullivan@ belmonthill.org. - Boys cannot be released early for outside athletic commitments.
Please follow the steps below to access SchoolPass on your device:
- Download the SchoolPass app on your mobile device. Note that the application for parents is called "SchoolPass". Not "SchoolPass Attendance".
- Please log in using the credentials provided in the SchoolPass email to access your student's account.
- When you log in, you will be brought to your home page, where you can see your student. Please use the "+" sign to make attendance and dismissal changes for your student. Your student's teachers and the Health Office will be notified of all changes.
- To help ensure your SchoolPass experience is successful, please ensure your phone is running the latest operating system. Please download the latest SchoolPass app from your phone App Store.
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For any help with your SchoolPass, please get in touch with schoolpass@belmonthill.
org.
Illness Guidelines
Do not send your son to school if he has the following:
- Nausea, diarrhea (loose stool), or vomiting (throwing up), or if your son has thrown up during the night
- A cough that is not caused by asthma or allergies
- A sustained temperature of 100.4°F or 38°C OR a one-time temperature of 101.5°F or 38.6°C. Keep your son home from school until his temperature has been normal for 24 hours without taking Tylenol or Motrin.
- A sore throat (especially if he has a fever, rash, complain of a headache, or if you see white patches in the back of his throat)
- A diagnosis of strep throat. Keep your son home from school until he has been on antibiotics for 24 hours and does not have a fever.
- Any health issue that keeps your son from taking part in learning and school activities.
- Any respiratory illness, including COVID-19. Your son may return to school with improving symptoms and when they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the aid of any medications.
Your son should be well enough to participate in the Full Belmont Hill School day, which includes both academics and athletics portions of the day. If he is not well enough to participate in one, he should remain home until he is able to complete the full day.
Each fall, Belmont Hill offers an option on campus flu vaccine clinic. Information regarding the clinic with the opportunity to sign up will be emailed.
Concussion Protocols
This document is for use by Belmont Hill Medicine Clinicians (Director of Health Services, School Nurse, and Athletic Trainers) when treating Student-Athletes who have suffered a sport-related concussion or are suspected of having suffered such a concussion.
Belmont Hill Concussion Protocol
Resources
Nutrition
AED Devices
Belmont Hill has 10 AED units at these locations:
- Library Corridor
- Jordan Athletic Center - Outside of the Athletic Trainer's office
- Alumni House kitchen
- Chapel
- Morse
- Speare and Underwood Dorms
- Boat House
- Health Office lobby
- Campus Security Officer
CPR classes are available to Faculty, Staff, and Students during the School year. Faculty and Staff are required to maintain up to date certification. Contact the Health Center for more information.
Food Allergy Information
Belmont Hill School is a Nut Aware community.
We are dedicated to fostering the health, nutrition, and well-being of all students, including those with food allergies, by providing reasonable accommodations for students with food allergies.
Our Director of Culinary Excellence and Director of Health Services will engage in an interactive dialogue with students who have food allergies and sensitivities to provide safe and nutritious meals.
We kindly ask that any food brought into the school be mindful of students with allergies. Please ensure that treats are labeled and consider allergy-friendly options. Thank you for your understanding and support in fostering a safe and inclusive environment for all.
EpiPens are located at these locations throughout campus:
- Alumni House Kitchen
- Health Center (Eliot Building ground level)
- Jordan Athletic Center: First Floor, Athletic Trainer's Office
- Jordan Athletic Center: Second Floor, Wadsworth Kitchen
- Kitchen (snack bar wall)
- Speare Dorm
- Underwood Dorm
