Anne Arundel County to Conduct Vision and Hearing Screenings

From the Anne Arundel County Department of Health: Anne Arundel County Department of Health provides in-school vision and hearing screenings. Anne Arundel County Department of Health vision and hearing technicians and school nurses conduct mandated vision and hearing screenings in public schools for children in preschool, kindergarten, first and eighth grade, and for students new to Anne Arundel County schools. Special education students receiving speech therapy may also be recommended for screening. Department of Health vision and hearing technicians also administer vision and hearing screenings at private schools, nurseries and day care programs to ensure that the appropriate children are screened.

Children who wear glasses should bring them to school on the day of the screening. Students in the following schools and programs will be screened in December:

• December 1 - St. John the Evangelist School
• December 5 - Magothy River Middle
• December 6 - Eastport Elementary
• December 7 - Jacobsville Elementary
• December 8 - Edgewater Elementary
• December 9 - Galilee Lutheran Preschool, Harundale Presbyterian Weekday School
• December 12 and 13 - West Meade Early Education Center
• December 13 - Monarch Academy Glen Burnie Charter School
• December 14 - The Goddard School Millersville, West Annapolis Elementary
• December 15 - Ferndale Early Education Center
• December 16 - First Evangelical Lutheran Preschool, The Goddard School Pasadena, Severn School
• December 19 - Right Start Academy
• December 20 - Oakwood Elementary
• December 21 - Wiley H. Bates Middle
• December 22 - South Shore Elementary

Children are screened in order to detect vision or hearing problems that may impair a child’s ability to perform successfully in school. If a potential deficiency is detected, a letter is sent to the parents or legal guardians informing them of the results. The parents are advised to contact the child’s doctor for further testing and advice. For more information on the School Vision and Hearing Program, call Kim Roussey, vision and hearing technician supervisor, at 410-222-6838.

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