The nurses at CRPS are Karen Huber, RN and Hailey Pascuzzo, RN.  Our office provides health services for students, and we act as advocates, liaisons, and consultants on health-related issues for students, families, and school personnel. We also help support an optimum physical, mental, emotional, and social climate for all students and staff.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns- we are here to help. 

CRPS Health Office phone number: (585) 242-5170 ext. 1801

Confidential fax number: (585) 242-5201

Email: BCSD_CRPS_Nurses@bcsd.org

2024-2025 New York State Health Requirements

All students entering pre-K, kindergarten, and 1^st grade are required by New York State to have an updated Physical Exam on file in the Health Office.  Physicals must be on this form.

The physical can be dated from 9/1/23 forward to the current date.

Please fax to (585) 242-5201, mail, email, or bring to the Health Office.

Minimum Immunizations Requirements for School Attendance:

Section 2164 of the Public Health Law requires that students entering preschool or grades K-12 must demonstrate EITHER A, B, C, or D or E (below), or they are not considered fully registered, and may not enter a building.  Please note that for immunizations with mandated ages, the nurse may not accept an immunization as valid if it is more than four days outside the mandated age.

The district also requires that all students who have been living outside the United States for longer than six weeks and are entering from the Near, Middle, or Far East, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Central or South America, and Africa show proof of tuberculosis testing and appropriate follow up care if positive.

Please note that positive serology laboratory reports submitted by your physician, nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant are acceptable as alternatives for the following vaccines only: MMR, Varicella, Hepatitis B, and Polio. Lab reports for all other diseases are not acceptable. Equivocal results are not acceptable.

Immunization requirements are complex, and the district strongly encourages you discuss with your primary medical provider your child’s complete immunization status, regardless of age or grade.

Students entering preschool or grades K-12 must fulfill EITHER A, B, C, or D:

A. A signed CERTIFICATE OF IMMUNIZATION, or a signed statement from a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician’s assistant*, or a New York State immunization registry record, or a signed out-of-state immunization registry, or laboratory reports showing unequivocal immunity to Polio, Varicella, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B, or immunization records forwarded from previous school, all showing that a child has completed or has a return appointment and is in process of completing the following series of vaccines, as appropriate for age and grade:

1. DIPHTHERIA, TETANUS, PERTUSSIS, AND

2. POLIO, AND

3. MEASLES, MUMPS, RUBELLA, AND

4. HEPATITIS B, AND

5. VARICELLA, OR

6. FOR PRESCHOOL ADD HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZA TYPE B AND PNEUMOCOCCAL

OR

B. IN-PROCESS: A statement from the treating physician, nurse practitioner, or physician’s assistant* which shows the immunizations are in process, the child has received at least one dose of any age/grade appropriate vaccine, (or alternative proof as outlined in section [A] above) AND has a return appointment to continue the immunization process AND is not outside the minimal interval for revaccination, such as a missed appointment,

OR

C. MEDICAL EXEMPTION: Written evidence from the treating physician nurse practitioner, or physician’s assistant* licensed to practice medicine in this state stating that there is a medical contraindication for one or more specified required immunizations, citing the specific vaccine, the specific duration of exemption, and the specific medical contraindication based on The Centers for Disease Control published standards AND as approved by the school medical director (Note: NYSED forms for medical exemptions are available from the school nurse).

D. HOMELESSNESS: When a family has a state of homelessness, entry is not denied for lack of immunizations or proof of immunizations; however, the school nurse will work with the family to get immunizations done for the child’s protection.

NOTE: TUBERCULOSIS (TB):

A TB test done within 12 months prior to school registration is required for any student entering the district who has had extended (greater than six weeks) domicile or travel in or from any country except USA, Canada, or Western Europe.

*The treating medical provider may not be a family member.

New York state only allows a 14-day grace period after the start of the school year to receive mandatory vaccines.  For your child to continue participating in school after the 14 allotted days, your child needs to receive their required vaccine with documentation submitted to the CRPS Health Office.

It's best to check with your medical provider to see whether your child needs any vaccines.

The Monroe County Health Department has an Immunization Clinic.

Please call (585)753-5150 for more information.

The CRPS Health Office can be reached by phone at

(585) 242-5170 ext. 1801 and by fax at (585)242-5201.

The office is open while school is in session.