Health Notices and News

In March, 2016, the Massachusetts Legislature passed House bill No. 4056 which outlines the requirements for public schools in the Commonwealth to engage in substance use prevention and education. This legislation mandates that school districts screen students in grades 7 and 9 for substance use every year.

Thank you to all who have opted-in to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Department of Public Health (DPH) updated COVID-19 Testing Program. The at-home testing program will increase testing of our participating students and staff, regardless of vaccination status.

We are happy to announce that we are working with VaxinateRx and Healthcare Family Pharmacy to offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine / booster opportunity to our eligible students ages12 and older on Monday, January 31, 2022, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Chenery in the Large Community Room.

The Belmont School Committee approved changes to the isolation guidelines at their meeting on January 11, 2022. Please refer to the link below for a quick reference.

The Belmont Health Department is excited to begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations to the newly eligible children ages 5-11. This age group is now authorized to receive the pediatric dosage of Pfizer vaccine, in the two-dose timeline 21 days apart.

As of March 22, 2021, the Massachusetts Travel Order was downgraded to an Advisory. Belmont will continue to follow guidelines including testing or quarantine following out-of-state travel.

Welcome video and mitigation education. We hope that this video helps to answer some questions you may be having and helps your child prepare for our full return to school in April. Your school nurses are here for you.

The 2020 Belmont High School Fall Sports sign-ups are here!  Students participating in fall sports must have an updated physical exam on file with the school nurse prior to sign-up and tryouts in order to participate in school sports.