Schools "warning" boys in advance

I always thought it was quite interesting how the physical exam forms handed out by schools serve the purpose of warning boys about the exam that they're about to receive. I always dreaded school physicals, but I was never surprised by what was going to happen because the form my school sent us home with the week before included a box that said “genitals (males only).” I'm sure the girls at these schools got a kick out these “warnings” too, both as a way to tease the boys but also just because they were thankful they didn't have to go through the same exam.

I've even seen some forms that include this information as a much more intentional warning, for example, this form which explicitly mentions that a woman will be doing the “males only” examination: http://p11cdn4static.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_637113/File/New-Student-Packet-health.pdf

The examination includes the taking of a health history and a physical exam. The physical exam is very general-the heart, lungs, skin, eyes, ears, nose throat, abdomen, neuromuscular system and general nutrition are addressed. A genital/hernia exam will be done on the boys – the Physician’s Assistant is female so if this will cause a problem please have the physical done at your family doctors.

Another mentions that whether the genital exam is included or not is up to the parent, and then specifics what exactly that exam will consist of: https://app.sycamoreschool.com/form_public.php?task=display&formid=2183

I would like to add the genital exam for male students which includes evaluation of descended testicles and if my son is uncircumcised, the retraction of the foreskin.

Anyone have any similar experiences or examples?

Yes, one time in 7th or the 8th grade I had a school examination where I had to bring the school form home. I read it and it went into some depth about how I’d be in a private room and I’d be asked to undress.

Wow, they actually warn that they will retract the foreskin if uncircumcised

I honestly don't recall receiving any advanced notice or explanation about my exam either done at school or with a local provider. Perhaps, it was mentioned to my mother but usually in some form of code as opposed to a form. “He's getting a full exam today.” The word “full” was to advise her that in all likelihood I would cry as a shot was needed. There was no debating about having to strip to my briefs or get a good swat on my bottom.

As I got older, I began to become curious about exam forms and compared them. Most seemed to be generic with a distinct section pertaining to a male versus female genital examination. It was not surprising to me that I preferred a shorter form in the hopes that the exam would be lenient but it never mattered. The doctor controlled what was done and always went farther than I preferred. Lying there with a RT registering tends to make you acutely aware of the power differential!

Physicals at my school included a genital exam for both males and females. This was well known and led to teasing by both genders. I'm not sure how widespread this policy was, but a neighboring school district was sued by parents for subjecting female students to genital exams.

Physicals were monitored by teachers in grade school and students were examined in groups by class and gender. High school physicals were required, but the policy was not enforced, so mostly everyone avoided the nurse's office when their homeroom was announced. Some students complied regardless, though mostly only those who required physicals to play sports attended the group exams.

I remember that cheerleader physicals always caused a stir among the boys. We often discussed the lucky doctor who got to squeeze their tits and finger their pussies.

@anteater I think this is precaution against parents complaining of inappropriate touching. The movement to retract the foreskin resembles masturbation.

In the ‘60’s went to schools in OH, FL (3 different cities) and CA and never had a school physical or had one required by a personal doctor or clinic.

At the first school physical at age 7 my mother followed me, so she must obviously have got a letter, but I do not see it. At that physical the doctor checked if my testicles were at right place. At all physicals I was totally nude. At the rest of the physicals we were just called down.

But we had to bring home a glass for urine specimens with a letter the day before the physical so my parents obviously new.

At 14 we had a hernia check.

But at 7 my mother folowed me downtown for a hearing test and a thorrough examination of my ears, so she obviously got a letter.

At 8 she followed me to a hearing test in a room at school apart from the school medical room.

At 12 she followed me up to a section in the school where they performed a thorough pelvic exam on me, including examination inside my urethra, bladder and rectum with instruments. I got some strong relaxing stuff so that I slept during most of the procedure that took 5 hours according to my memory. I remember that when we got out of the building, I saw that the schoolyard was totally empty, which meant that it was way past schooltime, and I got astounish about how long time this ordeal took.

At 14 my father followed me downtown to a clinic for an exam that also took a long time. But I do not explicitly remember what was done to me. I must have got some anesthesia that made me unconscious most of the time. What I remember however, is that when going home, I had feelings in my anus and urethra telling me that something had been done there.

I do not know how many of the kids had these special exams, but certain circumstantial observations told me that I was not the only one.

At 7 my parents got a big formula to fill out about my health, body functions and habits. Possibly what they filled out decided what special exams we had to go through. I had some problems with urination as a kid, and I was prone to infections, so these exams were quite logical.

I never had my school physical done at the school. Mine was always done at my pediatrician.

Never warned, called out of class and told to go to nurses office..

I admit I don't recall having a school physical. However, when I played football or other sports, I was required to have a physical conducted by our family physician. The exam was perfunctory as per the requirements of the school district.

Fast forward to 35 years ago when we moved to Missouri. Our children were required to have physical exams performed as part of the enrollment process. When it was time, both received their physicals from a clinic three blocks away at a cost that was lower than our insurance copay. Again, perfunctory exams in which genitals, male and female, were not examined.

I seem to have missed so many childhood experiences that could have explained my erotic interests. 😱

I was never “warned” in advance. Was called to the doctor's office and had then the exam.

Did they give the girls a similar warning that they would be lifting their hood? Maybe the girls didn't get as thorough an exam as the boys and if not, why? Maybe they didn't have a male nurse to lift the hood to make it as awkward for them.

I remember the school doctor who must have been the oldest doctor in town coming to my first grade classroom (1945) to do what we know now as a “wellness check” on all of us, nothing more thorough. After that there was a nurse who came to the class room when something was going around to check if anyone had it

We never had physicals in school. We went to our pediatrician or family doctor when required every year before camp or school. We didn't need advance warning as we knew what they would do.

I have seen a copy of the NYC exam form which states that patients will be asked to undress to their underwear. I don't remember if requires a genial exam for either boys or girls.

@roscoe When I was in elementary school, after I had my balls felt during a school physical I wondered what they had done to girls, but did not dare discuss the issue.

HMMMMM Did I forget or miss something? if we ever had a physical it must not have been a very traumatic experience as i don't remember having received one. I was raised to accept our bodies and was rarely embarrassed by exposure in an acceptable settings. I find these postings very interesting. A lot of people certainly have different outlooks.

In all of my 12 years of public school during the early 1950s and 1960s, in three different school districts, none ever required a physical exam of any kind for students to just go to school. If you played sports, then you had to get a physical exam by a doctor. I played football. The doctor came to school during last period and all the boys lined up n the gym, stripped to our underwear. He listened to our heart, then we had to pull down our underwear in front and he did a hernia check, the "turn your head and cough" thing. And that was it. I can't say what the girls who played sports had to do. We never heard any of them talking about it if they had to do something similar. Listening to their hearts would be about all I guess. That could be done while fully clothed.

Back in those days, we never went to a doctor unless we were really sick and our parents didn't know what we had. The usual childhood diseases, measles, mumps and whooping cough and the like were dealt with at home, without any doctor being consulted. The same thing applied for dentists. I saw one one time in elementary school to fill a cavity. The next time I saw a dentist I was an adult and married with children.

I did have to get a more thorough physical from a doctor when I went to college, but that did not include any blood tests. I also had to get another smallpox vaccination, which didn't take since my first one before first grade was still good.

It’s almost surprising how blunt that second form is. I’m curious where/how you came across it?

I hated pe so my mother tried to get me out of it by saying I suffered from asthma. This involved being examined by the school visiting doctor every yer but only general chest exam - no undressing until got to last year in school where my parents were told i would get a full medical and did they wan to attend. I told my mother no way so i went in on my own We had to dress in pe kit so access to genitals for cough and drop test was easy. he examined me fully and then got me naked on the exam table and tested if my foreskin was tight. I loved it and showed him my appreciation. Wish there was a play doc in uk to repeat that experience. Any offers?

In New York State we had physicals exams in elementary school, then in middle school and once again in high school. We had no warnings and forms were not sent out.

There were two physicals. It was mandatory if you played any sport the local doctor would come to our school along with the school nurse would do the physical exams on anyone that signed up to play sports.

For the rest of us, I believe we were called down to the nurses office in 3rd grade, then again in 7th grade and the last time was in 10th grade. I don't remember the 3rd grade physical but the 7th and 10th I do.

We would be called down to the nurses office and they would do last names…since my last name started with “B”….I was one of the first groups to be called down. It was boys in groups of 10. We would go to the nurses office and told to undress to our undies and t-shirt. Then the school nurse would weigh us and take our height and blood pressure. Then behind a screen was the doctor sitting on a stool along with his nurse from his office. He would listen to your heart, look into your throat. Then you had to turn around and bend over and he would check your spine then stand back up, turned to the doctor giving the his nurse notes and she would be taking notes of the exam. Then he would turn to her and tell her to remove my undies she would get in the back of me and tell remove my undies and she pushed me closer to the doctor as he told me to spread my legs as my undies are not down to my ankles as the nurse is behind me holding my arms…he would feel my testicles, tell me to turn my head and cough, feel around the head of my penis and then was instructed to pull up my undies and get dressed.

In 10th grade it was the same exam but in High School we had a table…not an exam table but a medical table sort of like a massage table but without the whole for your face. He would examine you while laying down. He would feel your pubic area, check your pubic hair area, he would left your legs and check your anal area then have you stand up and do the turn your head and cough and then the exam was over.

I've never had a medical exam in school and can't imagine it ever happening.

I distinctly remember in fifth grade seeing a form about the school physicals sent home with everyone. There was a non-detailed description of what was to happen, then the last sentence was in all capital letters: “THERE WILL BE NO VAGINA EXAMINATION.” This of course left the boys to wonder and speculate. Unfortunately my parents opted me out, but other boys who had the exam described that yes indeed they had to drop their drawers.

then the last sentence was in all capital letters: “THERE WILL BE NO VAGINA EXAMINATION.” This of course left the boys to wonder and speculate.

Sounds like a form specifically set up by medfetters … ha ha

“THERE WILL BE NO VAGINA EXAMINATION.”

@SlimDave You mentioned that your parents opted you out of the physical exam. Was the exam voluntarily or did you have to be examined by your family doctor? I ask because maybe the school believed that more girls would opt in for the exam if they knew in advance that their vaginas would not be examined. Also, you mentioned that the boys who were examined had their genitals examined. Did anyone comment on this obvious double standard?

“THERE WILL BE NO VAGINA EXAMINATION” is blunt, but may have been added following inquiries or worries about possible examination of girls.

Also, you mentioned that the boys who were examined had their genitals examined. Did anyone comment on this obvious double standard?

It's just standard treatment of boys, it doesn't matter.

My ex-husband had a medical check-up at his school and the school sent a letter to his house notifying him of the day and time. And the review was complete and performed by a pediatrician. Then the school sent a medical report home.

I don’t recall ever seeing any form, although the doctor was certainly taking notes during the examination. For the medicals at school, we were made aware that the dr would be visiting a few weeks before they did, but has no advance warning about how the exam would be conducted, although they rarely changed. I would have loved to see a form or final doctor’s notes after the exam, but it never happened.

In the schools that i attended, notification of a medical always happened by brown envelopes arriving in the school register and handed out by the teacher at registration time which we had to take home. These letters didn’t have any details of what was going to happen at the medical other than that you had to go and see the school doctor on a certain date and have parent attend too.

Despite the letter just being about the appointment date, it was common knowledge for my area that all male school medicals no matter what age involved a full genital exam. It was quite embarrassing as if a letter was given to you at registration, all your classmates knew you were going to have to strip totally naked for the school doctor.

On a tangential note when I was a teen we,my younger brother and I, had a female pediatrician and before the first checkup she would send a sheet that indicated exactly what would happen during the physical exam. The sheet would encourage the parents to describe with the child what exactly was to be expected. Unfortunately our sheet arrived just after we had our physicals but the sheet described in exact detail about everything from getting undressed (if more than one patient of the same gender was there,then they would be disrobed together , taking our weight and urine sample and then there was a whole section about how the penis would be examined twice, once on the exam table to check if the testicles had descended and the second time standing up for the ‘turn your head and cough’ test. If was encouraged to discuss all of this so that when we would be asked to strip there would be no surprises. Since we did not get ours until after our exams it was a bit of a shock how through the pediatrician was in examining us. The documents had even suggestions such as only the patient or patients being examined should come in, that is if only one member of the family was being examined no other children should come in because the clothed one was likely to tease the patient about having to undress. It also suggested that patients should dress up so they feel like they are going somewhere special. I wish I still had a copy of this very weird document from the 1980's when I was a teen