The Department of Education and Knowledge in Abu Dhabi has obliged private schools operating in the emirate to accept students with chronic health conditions (diabetes, asthma, congenital heart disease, epilepsy and obesity), stressing that all schools should provide appropriate educational support to students in the general classroom, to meet Different learning needs of each student.

In particular, the Department of Education and Knowledge has adopted specific requirements for the registration of students in private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, in accordance with the policies and procedures followed in this regard, in order to ensure that students receive the appropriate education, noting that the list of the main requirements to be met and taken into account when applying for registration Students in any private school in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi provide for the right of all students, regardless of race or gender, to apply for enrollment in any private school.

The main requirements included allowing parents to visit the school prior to enrollment, and that schools commit to re-enrolling existing students for the following school year if the guardian so wishes, unless there is a behavioral problem that justifies non-admission, as well as schools' commitment to accept students with chronic health conditions (e.g. Diabetes, asthma, congenital heart disease, epilepsy and obesity), providing the necessary support.

Requirements included the obligation of schools to accept kindergarten students (kindergartens and kindergartens) without interviews or tests, while the school may conduct an interview with students in compulsory education (grades 1 to 12), and conduct placement tests to provide support And not for the purpose of acceptance or rejection.

The Department of Private Schools Policies and Guidelines emphasized the need for private schools to provide a clinic dedicated to regular and emergency medical services within the school buildings, equipped with qualified and licensed staff as the school nurse and the resources and equipment needed to work full time during school hours, while fully complying with the requirements of the Department of Health. Abu Dhabi and its standards, obtain the necessary and valid licenses, and keep records of inspections as required.

Schools are obliged to create medical records for all students, and all medical records for students must be kept in a safe place to ensure the confidentiality of health information. The school nurse must create a new medical record for students enrolled in kindergartens or first grade, and students transferred from other schools that do not provide Health services (eg a student transferred from a school outside the country), indicating that if a student is transferred from one school to another, the school nurse or school administration transfers the student's medical record to the new school.

She stressed that the school nurse must obtain medical records for students transferred from other schools in the country, and provide the guardian with a report on the medical condition of his son when requested, but it is not permissible to copy the medical record of the student or photocopy or transfer from the school clinic.

The Department of Education and Knowledge confirmed that the medical records of students may not be circulated by nurses with any of the school staff, but the school nurse or the Department of School Health Services can circulate specific medical information to other parties, in three cases, including referral or temporary transfer, in order to provide Specific treatment, diagnostic or emergency procedures, or a threat to public health where negligence in the delivery of information exposes the student or others to the risk of death or serious injury, in addition to formal investigations, by court order.

She noted that all other cases, any request for health information from the medical records of students is subject to the approval of the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi, and informed the Council. In addition, the school must comply with all medical records policies issued by the competent authorities in the country.

The Department held the school owner, principal and nurse responsible for fully understanding and adhering to the regulations, policies and standards set by the Education and Health Departments in Abu Dhabi, which are directly or indirectly linked to the establishment and management of school clinics, and the obligation to provide school health services to students in their schools.

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The Department of Education and Knowledge reported that school nurses should ensure full understanding and adherence to the standards of the Abu Dhabi Department of Health governing the administration of medication in schools, and the administration of medication only from the school nurse, from a physician licensed for acute or chronic condition, or as required in an emergency. The school nurse must obtain parental consent to give the medicine, either by prescription or in an emergency.

«Education and Knowledge»: Schools are obliged to create

Medical records for students, keep confidential.

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