JLC:
STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES AND REQUIREMENTS
Activities may
include identification of student health needs, health screening tests
(including eye and hearing screening tests), communicable disease prevention and
control, promotion of the correction of remediable health defects, emergency
care of the ill and injured, health counseling, health and safety education, and
the maintenance of a healthful school environment.
The District
recognizes that parents have the primary responsibility for the health of their
students. The school will cooperate with appropriate professional organizations
associated with maintaining individual and community health and
safety.
The District
shall provide the services of a medical consultant who shall render medial and
administrative consultative services for personnel responsible for school health
and athletics.
Procedures for
Emergency at School
School personnel
shall give only emergency care to students who become ill or injured on school
property, buses, or while under school supervision.
Each year parents
shall supply information indicating where the student is to be taken in case of
an emergency; the name, address, and phone number of a neighbor to be contacted
in case the parent is not available; and any allergies or diseases the student
might have.
The District
shall maintain a Policies & Procedures Manual of Health Services
which shall be utilized by District personnel for handling emergencies.
Emergency procedures shall include the following:
• Provision for care beyond First Aid,
which would enable care by the family or its physician or the Paramedic
Assistance Unit of the Fire Department. In instances when the Paramedic
Assistance Unit is required, every effort shall be made to provide the unit with
the student's Emergency Card which lists any allergies or diseases the student
might have;
• Information relative to not permitting
the administration of any form of medicine or drugs to students without written
approval of parents. Requests made by parents for such administration of
medication shall be reviewed and approved by the Principal or
designee;
• Provisions for reporting all accidents,
cases of injury, or illness to the principal. Provisions shall be made (in all
cases of injury or illness involving possible legal or public relations
implications) for reporting such to the appropriate executive director of
education immediately;
• Prompt reporting by teachers to the
Principal or designee any accident or serious illness and such reports will be
filed with the Business Office.
• AED devices shall be utilized by
trained personnel. Personnel shall be available at each school. Refer to JLC-E
for detailed procedures.
Student
Illness or Injury
In case of
illness or injury, the parent or guardian will be contacted and asked to call
for the student or provide the transportation.
Transportation of
an ill or injured student is not normally to be provided by the school. If the
parent cannot provide transportation and the student is ill or injured, an
ambulance may be called. Expense incurred as a result of emergency ambulance use
will not be borne by the District.
Transportation of
a student by school personnel will be done only in an emergency and by the
individual so designated by the school administrator.
School
Nurse
The school nurse
arranges for visual, auditory and postural screening. The nurse also gives first
aid. The nurse is not permitted to give any medication without written parental
consent. Students may receive acetaminophen without a doctor's order if the
parent checks and signs the appropriate area on the school emergency form. All
other medications, including Ibuprofen, antacids, lozenges, and cough syrup may
be given with a doctor's order only.
Students must
obtain a pass from a classroom teacher before going to the nurse's office. If
the nurse is not available, students should report to the main
office.
Any and all
injuries that occur while students are in school should be reported
immediately to the adult in charge of the activity and should be reported
to the school nurse as soon as possible.
Formulation of
Policies and Procedures
The school
physician and nurses, together with the Superintendent of Schools, shall
formulate school health policies and procedures with the approval of the School
Committee.
LEGAL REF.: M.G.L.
71:53;54;54A;54B;55;55A;55B;56;57
CROSS REF.: EBB, First
Aid
SOURCE:
Georgetown
Adopted on:
April 10, 2008