Should your child need medication at school, please contact the school nurse, and we will be happy to assist you. Please review the district policy on medications.
Please note the following medication guidelines:
The school nurse will receive ALL medications. Medications should not be accepted by the main office, teacher, or any one else.
The school nurse and the student’s parent/guardian shall account for all medication brought to school. The number of capsules, pills or tablets, and/or the volume of liquid medications brought to school shall be counted, confirmed, recorded at the time of medication drop off.
Physician offices can fax ALL medication, procedure orders, and action plans (Seizure, Allergy, Asthma) to your student’s school nurse.
Medications will not be administered without a doctor’s order
Asthma and Allergy action plans must be on file in health services each school year.
All medication to be in original container with pharmacist label that includes: child's name , name of the medication, dosage to be given, time medication should be given, route of administration, prescriber's name, and prescription date, and medication expiration date.
Expired medications will NOT be accepted.
The nurse will inform the parent/guardian when the count is down to a few days. It is the parents responsibility to provide a refill to the nurse.
The nurse will NOT administer any medication, perform any procedures (catheterizations, blood sugars, tube feeds, NG tube fluid boluses, etc) without current doctor’s orders.
Children are not allowed to carry any medications (prescription or over-the-counter) at school without a physician, school nurse, and/or parent authorization. In the case of emergency medications, such as inhalers and EPI PENS, that determination will be made by your child's healthcare provider and school nurse.
Parents/guardians will pick up all remaining medications at the end of the school year. Otherwise, medications will be wasted by the nurse and administration. No medications will be kept over the Summer break.