All medication must be delivered to the School Nurse or other designated school employee by the student’s parent, legal guardian, or a previously designated adult. It is against School District Policy for a student to carry any medication on their person without physician, parent, and school district permission to self-administer and self-monitor (SC Law S144). All medication will be maintained in the Health Room.
Medication needed on field trips is also covered by this policy and must be given to and administered by an employee of Greenville County Schools designated by the Principal. There are separate permission forms for medications on field trips.
The school nurse administers first aid and care to ill or injured students and staff. All nursing interventions are documented on computer software. The nurse maintains health records and monitors immunizations on all students. Medications are administered according to school policies and guidelines. The nurse performs vision and hearing screenings with appropriate follow-up.
Amber Bentolila & Nichole Brickey
abentolila@greenville.k12.sc.us
Phone: 355-2107
A full-time RN in our healthroom supervises students’ medical and emergency needs. Vision screening is done in seventh grade.
Students should notify their teachers if they are ill or injured. The teacher will then issue a pass to go to the health room. Parents are requested to notify the school nurse, in writing, of any health conditions pertinent to the child's well-being. The nurse may be reached at 355-2107.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
All prescription medication...
must have written parental and physician authorization before medication can be administered at school (see Prescription Medication Authorization Form).
must be administered as labeled and OTC medications may not exceed package directions.
must be brought to school by a legal guardian or designated person over 18 years of age and given directly to the school nurse or designated school personnel.
Over-the-counter medications may be provided by the parent if it is in the original container, clearly labeled with the student’s name and is accompanied by written parental permission (see Over-the-Counter Medication Authorization Form).
Parents are responsible for knowing the expiration date of any medication brought to school and replacing medication before the expiration date. School
Nurses will not administer any medication past the expiration date.
All medication must be in the original container.
School nurses are legally required to administer only medications with FDA approval.
No medication containing aspirin can be given at school without a doctor’s authorization. This includes but is not limited to Pepto Bismol, Excedrin, and some OTC cold medications.
If your child forgets to take a morning dose of medication, school nurses are not allowed to give that dose at school. Parents may come to the Health Room to give the missed dose.
Students with medication prescribed by a health care provider contained in the original packaging and appropriately labeled may carry these medications, may self-monitor and may self-administer these medications only if we have permission from the prescribing doctor and the parent/legal guardian. If there is sufficient evidence that unsupervised self-monitoring or self-medicating would seriously jeopardize the safety of the student or others (ex: stimulants, pain relief medication, anti-depressants), the school district may refuse to allow the student to carry his/her medication. Medications that are approved for self-administering are asthma inhalers, insulin for diabetic students, and Epi-Pens for severe allergic reactions
Insurance will be offered to students for school-time protection and for twenty-four (24) hour protection. The insurance for each student becomes effective when a receipt is issued for the premium. Students may turn in payments either to their homeroom teachers or directly to the front office.
The attending doctor or hospital must make claims for insurance. Forms for claims can be obtained from the staff in the main office. These forms are to be taken by the parents to the doctor and/or hospital