The following information was sent from the Health Service Executive to our school on 17th September 2015:
We have received instruction from Dr. Kevin Kelleher, Assistant National Director dated 8th September 2015 in relation to school screening. The instruction is as follows:
The Review Group has advised that all routine fifth/sixth class screening including the colour vision test should be discontinued as there is little evidence for visual screening of older age-groups with very few or no new cases of eye pathology detected with most countries not engaging in school-exit screening. Colour blindness is not a treatable illness and should, therefore, not be subject to a screening programme, it is an occupational issue that should be handled by guidance counsellors/education supports.
Therefore, from September 2015 all routine fifth/sixth class screening including the colour vision test should be discontinued in schools nationwide.
We have received instruction from Dr. Kevin Kelleher, Assistant National Director dated 8th September 2015 in relation to school screening. The instruction is as follows:
The Review Group has advised that all routine fifth/sixth class screening including the colour vision test should be discontinued as there is little evidence for visual screening of older age-groups with very few or no new cases of eye pathology detected with most countries not engaging in school-exit screening. Colour blindness is not a treatable illness and should, therefore, not be subject to a screening programme, it is an occupational issue that should be handled by guidance counsellors/education supports.
Therefore, from September 2015 all routine fifth/sixth class screening including the colour vision test should be discontinued in schools nationwide.
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