The Alabama State Department of Education and Alabama Department of Public Health requires that school districts in Alabama offer and provide scoliosis screening for male and female students in grades 5 through 9.

Screening is performed by observing the uncovered spine, viewing the student from the back, side, and front and also from all sides with the student bending forward. If a spinal problem is suspected, the child will be rechecked at a second screening. Parents of students found to have signs of a possible spinal abnormality will be asked to see their own physicians for further evaluation.

If you would like your student to be screened for scoliosis at school in March, please complete the following form. This is for 9th grade students only. A permission form will be sent later and will need to be completed if you wish for your student to participate. If you do not send in a permission form, your student will NOT be screened. Please contact the nurses at (205) 439-1430 or blaney@hoover.k12.al.us with questions.