Select students at Indian Lake Schools are getting their eyes and ears checked over the next few weeks.
District Nurse Kourtney Thompson says the exams are part of state required health screenings. Fifth and seventh graders were will be tested at ILMS on Thursday, October 1. All Indian Lake preschoolers, kindergarten, first and third graders at the elementary will be on October 8th. Freshman and juniors at the High School will undergo tests to detect problems with vision and hearing on October 29th. Finally, all students who are new to the district will also be examined.
The tests can help determine if students suffer from deficient hearing, color blindness, stereopsis causing the eyes to work separately and other issues that could affect learning. Parents will be notified if their student needs follow-up care. Thanks to the volunteers and students from the Ohio Hi-Point Health Careers Academy who are helping conduct the tests over several days.