507.4 Student Illness or Injury at School

Code No. 507.4

Student Illness or Injury at School

When a student becomes ill or is injured at school, the school district will attempt to notify the student’s primary contact(s) as listed in the student information system.

The school district, while not responsible for medical treatment of an ill or injured student, will have employees present administer emergency or minor first aid if possible. An ill or injured child will be turned over to the care of the parents or qualified medical employees as quickly as possible.

It is the responsibility of the principal to ensure an accident report is filed with the superintendent within twenty-four hours after the student is injured.

Annually, parents are required to complete a medical emergency authorization indicating the procedures to be followed, if possible, in an emergency involving their child. The authorization form will also include the phone numbers of the parents and alternative numbers to call in case of an injury or illness.

The superintendent is responsible, in conjunction with the school nurse, to develop rules and regulations governing the procedure in the event a student should become ill or be injured at school.

Legal Reference: Iowa Code Chapter 613.17

Cross Reference: 507 Student Health and Well-Being

Approved: November 15, 2004

Reviewed: August 19, 2013

Revised: August 19, 2013

Revised: April 19, 2021