Heatlh and School Nurse

HEALTH ROOM/MEDICATIONS

Any student who is not feeling well will be sent to the health room to be evaluated by our school nurse. If the student needs to go home, our nurse will call the parent. Students who call parents without permission are in violation of our cell phone use policy. Student medication policies for prescription and non- prescription medicines are detailed below:

Permission for School Administration of Prescription Medication

Prescription medications are medicines that require a written prescription from a health care practitioner. In order for a child to be given prescription medicine at school, the child’s health care practitioner and the child’s parent or guardian must sign a permission form. This form can be found on our website under

“departments: school nurse” or you may pick up a copy from the nurse’s office. A form must be submitted for each medication.

A parent or guardian should deliver the medicine and the permission form to the school nurse. The medicine MUST be in its original container with the pharmacy label on it. The label should list the child’s name, dosage instructions and the name of the medication. We cannot accept medicines loose in plastic bags.

If a prescription medicine is needed while your child is on a field trip, you must bring a separate supply to school on the day of the field trip. It must be in the original, marked container. Additional labeled bottles may be obtained from your pharmacy. We cannot accept medicines loose in plastic bags.

Permission for School Administration of Non-Prescription Medication

Non-prescription medications are medicines that you can buy without a written prescription. Non-prescription medications are sometimes called “over-the-counter” medicines. This also includes dietary supplements and herbal supplements.

In order for a child to be given non-prescription medicines at school, the child’s parent/guardian must sign a permission form. This form can be found on our website under “departments: school nurse” or you may pick up a copy from the nurse’s office. A form must be submitted for each medication.

A parent or guardian must deliver the medicine and the permission form to the school. The medicine must be in the original container with the label on it. The dosage of the medicine must not exceed the recommended dosage from the manufacturer without a prescription from the child’s health care practitioner.