Nurse Ann Clingenpeel

If your student is not feeling well, please keep them home. 

Covid

Students may return to school after a positive covid test, once they have been fever-free for 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing medications, AND their symptoms are significantly better.

If you are unsure, please keep them home and email me at ann.clingenpeel@lcsd.k12.sc.us

If your student has a fever:

• They must stay home

• They must be fever-free for 24 hours WITHOUT the use of fever-reducing medications BEFORE they can return to school.

If your student has vomiting or diarrhea:

• They must be vomit/diarrhea free for 24 hours before returning. 

• Diarrhea is classified as 3 or more loose stools in a 24 hour period that cannot be attributed to diet.  

Medication Policy for Lancaster County School District

•  A responsible adult must deliver the medicine to the school.  Do not send medication with the student.

•  Medication to be given at school must be accompanied by the Permission for School Administration of Medication form. (see below)

•  A separate Permission for School Administration of Medication form must be completed for each medication.

•  The Permission for School Administration of Medication form must be renewed, at a minimum, at the beginning  of each year.

•  If a student needs to carry an emergency medication on his/her person, authorization forms completed and signed by the physician, parent and student are required. 

      •    Prescription medication must be in the original, labeled container provided by the pharmacist who filled the prescription.

•    Over-the-counter medication must be in the original, unopened container with the manufacturer's label.  The parent/guardian should attach a label with the student's name to the medication.

Parents should contact their child's school nurse for the required forms - Permission for School Administration of  Medication and Permission to Self-Carry forms.

Diet Order

Attestation Form

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