Muscle Shoals City Schools

Meningitis Law/ Jessica Elkins Act

https://www.alabamaachieves.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Sunscreen.pdf

Muscle Shoals City Schools will provide meningococcal disease and vaccine information to parents of sixth through twelfth grade students.  More information can be found at the following link.   https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/mening/index.html

Sunscreen Act

https://www.alabamaachieves.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Sunscreen.pdf

Muscle Shoals City Schools encourages the use of sunscreen for our students.  Students may possess and apply FDA regulated over-the-counter sunscreen at school and school-based events.  If a parent or guardian would like a school employee to apply sunscreen to a student, a Parent Prescriber Authorization Form (PPA) must be completed, signed by the parent or guardian, and presented to the school nurse.  A physician order is not required. The PPA can be found under the forms section of the School Health website. 

Backpack Act

https://www.alabamaachieves.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BackPack-2017RS-SJR008-ENACTED.pdf

Muscle Shoals City Schools strongly recommends that school administrators, teachers, parents, and students take measures to avoid injuries caused by the transport of heavy backpacks by our students. Information and tips about the proper use of backpacks can be found at the following link: https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/staying-healthy/backpack-safety#:~:text=Backpacks%20that%20are%20too%20heavy%20or%20are%20worn,posture%20problems%2C%20heavy%20backpacks%20do%20not%20cause%20scoliosis.