Every Trinity Area School District Health office is staffed on a full-time basis by a Certified School Nurse. In the state of Pennsylvania, school nurses must be registered nurses with a baccalaureate degree and certificate in school nursing.
The National Association of School Nurses defines school nursing as a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success and lifelong achievement and health of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate normal development and positive student response to interventions; promote health and safety including a healthy environment; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self advocacy, and learning (National Association of School Nurses [NASN], 2010).
The Certified School Nurses in the Trinity Area School District support student success, protect and promote the health and safety of all students in the following ways:
On March 6, 2017 The Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Education revised 28 Pa. Code, Chapter 23, Subchapter C, of the Pennsylvania School Code.
The following requirements are now required for any child enrolling in the Trinity Area School District beginning in August 2017:
A second dose of the meningococcal conjugate (MCV) vaccination in for entry into 12th grade. If the first MCV dose was given on or after the 16th birthday the second dose is not required.
Many physicians may not be aware of this legislation change allowing for only a 5 day grace period to have all immunizations complete. If your child does not have all the required multi-dose vaccination series’ complete please contact your physician, make them aware of the immunization legislation changes and make arrangements for your child to complete the required immunizations before the beginning of school on August 21, 2017.
On October 29, 2024, Act 117 was signed into law in Pennsylvania. This law, which is effective December 29, 2024, added section 1414.12, related Type 1 Diabetes Education Parental Notification to the Public School Code. Act 117 enables the Department of Health (DOH) to develop informational materials for parents and guardians about Type 1 Diabetes. Under Act 117, the informational materials must be updated periodically as necessary and must be made available on DOH’s public website. Additionally, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, a school entity or non-public school must make this material available in writing, electronically, or on the school entity or non-public school’s public website to the parent or guardian of a student when the student first enrolls in elementary school and again when a student enters grade six.
The following fact sheet was created under the requirements of Act 117 and is approved for use in Pennsylvania schools:
Trinity Middle School
Trinity Intermediate School
Trinity West Elementary School
Trinity South Elementary School
Trinity North Elementary School
Trinity East Elementary School