Special procedures are in place to assure safe administration of medications and health services:
1. We must receive your written request and a physician's written authorization prior tadministering medication or providing a health service at school. Please ask your school nurse for authorization forms. The nurse will be glad to assist you in completing the forms and obtaining the authorization.
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All medications must be received at school in properly labeled containers from the pharmacy (name of medication, student name, dose, time, information must match authorization form) or in original unopened containers in the case of "over-the-counter" medications.
3. Medications must always be in the hands of a responsible adult -- parents hand to bus driver or school personnel; school hands to bus driver or parent. Please DO NOT put medications in a lunchbox, pre-mix in foods or put into your child's backpack.
4. It is the parent's responsibility to provide any medication or supplies and equipment required for Specialized Physical Health Care Services during the school day.
5. Once proper authorization and any necessary medication and/or supplies and equipment are received, a school nurse will promptly train staff to administer the medication and/or provide the Specialized Physical Health Care Service. Training must be arranged prior to the student coming to school.
6. If any medical issues arise during the school year, please notify the school nurse immediately.
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When to Keep Your Child Home from School
Most students with mild illnesses can safely attend school. However, a student may be too sick to attend if (partial list- contact school nurse for further information):
Fever (above 99° F. axillary or above 100° F. orally) without the use of fever reducing medication accompanied by behavioral changes and other signs or symptoms of illness (e.g., the student looks and acts sick)
Signs or symptoms of possibly severe illness (e.g., persistent crying, extreme irritability, uncontrolled coughing, difficulty breathing, wheezing, lethargy)
Diarrhea : Changes from the student's usual stool pattern-increased frequency of stools, looser or watery stools, stools that run out of the diaper, or inability of the student to get to the bathroom in time
Vomiting more than once in the previous 24 hours
Mouth sores with drooling
Rash with a fever or behavioral change
Infectious conjunctivitis (pinkeye) (with eye discharge)-until 24 hours after treatment started and improvement is noted
Scabies, head lice, or other infestation -until 24 hours after treatment or in the case of head lice the student is free of nits
Impetigo -until 24-48 hours after effective treatment started and improvement is noted; no fever
Strep throat, scarlet fever, or other strep infection -until 24 hours after treatment started (48 hours if the student cannot control oral secretions) and improvement is noted and the student is free of fever for 24 hours .
Pertussis -until 5-7 days after effective treatment started
Tuberculosis (TB) -until a health care provider determines that the disease is not contagious
Chicken Pox -usually about 6 days after start of rash, until all sores have crusted over
Hepatitis A -until 7 days after start of symptoms and until jaundice (if present) has disappeared and student is able to participate in school program
Measles -until 5 days after start of rash
Rubella (German measles) -until 7 days after start of rash and no symptoms
Oral herpes (if student is drooling or lesions cannot be covered)-until lesions are dry and crusted
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