• SUBJECT:  STATE MANDATED SCOLIOSIS SCREENING PROGRAM

    Effective September 1, 1982, Pennsylvania Department of Health school law requires that a screening program for scoliosis be performed on all children in grades 6 and 7.

    The purpose of the screening program is to detect possible curvature of the spine in children.  If the condition is detected early and appropriately treated, progressive spinal deformity may be prevented.  A scoliosis screening will be conducted at Penn’s Grove School during Physical Education classes for all 7th grade students.

    The screening test is very simple and can be performed in less than a minute.  The school nurse will check your child's back by observing it while your child is standing and bending forward.  Screening results will be mailed home and you will be notified if there is any reason to have your child examined by your pediatrician, family physician, or orthopedist.

     Exceptions:  Students who are under observation or care for scoliosis by a physician or whose parents object in writing to screening need not be tested.