Sports Medicine

The Athletic Training Room is located in the Athletic Center next to the Weight Room. Inside you can find treatment tables, rehabilitation equipment, mobility tools, Normatec boots, and even an ice bath!

Our Athletic Trainer treats all of our student-athletes from middle school level to varsity athletes. 

The Athletic Training Room is open for all afternoon activities. Students are able to receive treatment or be evaluated for an injury at this time. All on campus games will have Athletic Training coverage. 

Our Athletic Trainer is also able to see students during the school day based on availability and appointment. To schedule an appointment with our Athletic Trainer, please click here.

Concussions can occur in a variety of ways including as a result of a fall, hitting one’s head on a hard object such as a piece of furniture, impact during contact sports, and a blow to the body as well as the head, to name a few.

Please notify the Nurse or the Athletic Trainer immediately if you witness a student receiving a hit to the head or should a student report one to you. The Nurse or Athletic Trainer must see and examine any student who has received a blow to the head. Students reporting to the Nurse or Athletic Trainer for this reason can be accompanied by another student or an adult. 

Should a student be sent home by the Nurse or Athletic Trainer due to a head injury, the parent or guardian of the student will be instructed to have the student seen by their PCP or a specialist. The student must have a doctor's note stating any academic and athletic restrictions and then a note clearing them back to full participation. These notes must be delivered to the Nurse and Athletic Trainer. On their first day back to school, these students must be assessed by the Athletic Trainer before participating in any physical activities, including afternoon sports and recess. 

The Nurse will share doctors' notes and instructions with the appropriate Advisor, teachers and other appropriate school personnel for any student with a concussion/head injury. The Athletic Trainer will let the athletic coaches and athletic staff know about any sports-related restrictions for students with a concussion. Please find more information on concussions from the CDC here.

The Nurse is available Monday through Friday 8am to 3:30pm. The Athletic Trainer is typically available from 11:30 a.m. until when the last athletic event at Beaver is over for the day, typically 6-7pm. 

Beaver Country Day School has arranged to make available for its students an app based cognitive function assessment tool, which  can be used in the assessment of concussions. This involves a test, taken on a mobile device, that evaluates and documents various aspects of the student’s neurocognitive functioning, such as balance, memory, brain processing speed, and reaction time. The proprietary name of the test that Beaver Country Day School has arranged to make available is Sway. 

Beaver Country Day School requires that all middle school students and any upper school student participating in an athletic sport or activity take a baseline Sway test each year, and recommends that a follow-up Sway test be taken in the event that a concussion may have occurred. A comparison of the baseline and follow-up test results can be used to aid in monitoring recovery and making return to school/sports activity decisions. 

For Upper School students: The Sway baseline test will be administered at school during the first few sessions of a sports season. It will be administered by the Athletic Trainer in a group setting with other students. Nothing needs to be done on their own time unless they miss the session or the Athletic Trainer communicated otherwise. 

For Middle School students: The Sway baseline test will be taken at home. The test is administered on a mobile device, which many middle school students do not have access to at school. Information will be sent to families with instructions on how to administer the baseline test at home.

Sway test results will be provided to Beaver Country Day School and maintained in confidence, and will be shared only with the  Health Office, Athletic Department, and such other school personnel/emergency personnel, if any, who have a need to know.

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If an athlete suffers an injury or an illness and is consequently unable to continue practicing or competing on a team, the following policies apply:

The coach, athletic department, and Athletic Trainer must be notified.
Athletes must attend team practices every day that they attend school.  Exceptions will be made for illness, student-athletes completing academic work, or undergoing rehabilitation during practice.
Once they have been restricted from participation or diagnosed by a physician and/or school Athletic Trainer, athletes will not be allowed to return to participation from an injury without written clearance from a physician and the school Athletic Trainer. A relative who is a physician cannot provide clearance. 
If an athlete provides two different medical opinions and the diagnoses or return to participation dates are also different, contact information must be provided for both physicians. The Athletic Trainer will contact both medical parties and make a decision as to which decision to uphold.  An athlete will not be able to participate in this situation until the physicians have been contacted and the school Athletic Trainer has cleared the athlete to return.  
If the Athletic Trainer or coach determines that the athlete’s safety is still at risk, either one may reserve the right to restrict an athlete from participation.

Beaver uses Magnus Health (www.mymagnus.com) for all health-related records. All health records should be submitted to Magnus. For any questions related to login problems or how to submit health records, please contact Magnus at 877-461-6831.

Massachusetts state law requires a yearly physical exam by a licensed physician and proof of vaccination or immunization against certain communicable diseases in order to be submitted to attend school. Proof of vaccination or immunization in accordance with Department of Public Health regulations is a legal requirement for students to attend school, participate in afterschool activities and attend field trips and are subject to limited exceptions for bona fide medical or religious reasons. A bona fide medical reason requires, at a minimum, certification by a physician that he or she has personally examined the child and in his or her medical opinion the physical condition of the child is such that the child’s health would be endangered by such vaccination or by any of such immunizations. A parent’s personal belief about the medical benefits or risks of vaccination or immunization is not a bona fide medical reason.

All forms are available (and can be printed, if needed) on Magnus. All health forms must be updated yearly and should be on file with the health office by the opening day of school. Students without appropriate proof of vaccination or immunization, or a valid exemption therefrom, will not be permitted to attend school or any school-related activity. Students without a current physical exam on file will not be able to participate in sports until the physical is submitted. 

Please note that Beaver does not conduct or require health screenings such as vision and hearing exams. We recommend that you consult with your healthcare provider for more information about health screenings.

Beaver works with Magnus Health to collect and store health forms in its secure database. Most of the required forms are available on the Magnus Health website and must be completed before your child can participate in pre-season athletics and school activities.

Click here to log in and complete the health forms.
If this is your first year at Beaver, you will get an email directly from Magnus with your username and password to sign in to their website. Please look for this email in the coming weeks. If you are a returning family and can’t remember your login information, go to mymagnus.com and click on the “Forgot your Username or Password?” link, or call Magnus at 877 461 6831.

For more information about Magnus, visit their parent page or call 877 461 6831.

For questions about health records and forms, contact our school nurse.

At Beaver, the well-being of our students is a top priority. We recognize that mental health is an important aspect of overall health and well-being and that sometimes students may need to take a Leave of Absence for mental health reasons. If a student is experiencing medical or mental health challenges that are impacting their academic performance, social relationships, or overall well-being, they may request a leave of absence to focus on their physical or mental health. 

Students and families should speak with the Director of Counseling, Health, and Wellness to discuss whether a leave of absence may be appropriate; whether certain accommodations or other steps might obviate the need for leave; the nature of the potential leave (for example, whether it would be a full leave of absence or a partial leave during which the student remains involved with some academic work); the process for requesting permission to return from leave; the conditions that may apply to any return from leave; and other issues.

Requests for permission to take a voluntary Leave of Absence ordinarily will be granted, but approval by the School is required. Requests for leave, and any conditions or accommodations that may apply to the leave or to return from leave, will be determined by the Director of Counseling, Health, and Wellness and the Division Director as applicable, in consultation with others as appropriate, and subject to review by the Head of School.

Although a Leave of Absence for mental health reasons typically will be voluntary, the School may impose a mandatory mental health leave in appropriate circumstances. See the following examples:

The student presents a serious risk of harm to self or others
The student has materially disrupted the educational or other experiences of others in the School community
The student is unable (including with reasonable accommodations) to successfully participate in academic and other aspects of life at the School
The student (or their family) has refused to cooperate with efforts the School deems necessary to make any such determinations. 
Whether to impose a mandatory Leave of Absence, and any conditions or accommodations that may apply to the leave or to return from leave, will be determined by the Director of Counseling, Health, and Wellness and the Division Director as applicable, in consultation with others as appropriate, inviting and taking into account information from the student, their family and outside clinicians, and subject to review by the Head of School.    

Whether the leave is voluntary or involuntary, the length and nature of the leave, and any conditions for return from leave will be determined on a case-by-case basis. The process and criteria for obtaining permission to return from leave may include, for example, any one or more of the following:

Documentation from by a qualified mental health clinician supporting the student’s readiness to return;
An independent evaluation by a clinician chosen by the School;
One or more meetings with the Director of Counseling, Health, and Wellness, the academic support team, or others at the School to assess the prospects for, and develop the specifics of, a reentry plan;
Commitment and demonstrated ability to abide by a treatment plan;
Commitment and demonstrated ability to abide by a behavioral contract.
A mental health Leave of Absence may not be used to avoid the consequences of conduct that occurred before or during the time a student requests or is required to take a Leave of Absence. The School in its discretion will determine when and in what manner the School will address any such conduct issues.

Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medications: Authorized OTC medications may be administered by the Nurse or other authorized personnel after assessing the student if parental permission is granted by signing the appropriate forms on Magnus.

Prescription Medications: Prescription medications will be administered by the Nurse during Health Office hours. All students requiring prescription medications at school must have a completed Licensed Prescriber Medication Order Form and a Parent/Guardian Authorization for Medication Administration on file prior to any administration of medication. 

Students may only self-carry medications after the appropriate documentation to do so is submitted and approved by the Nurse.