Health Policies 

There are certain procedures that we must follow when administering medication at school in order to protect our students, abide by Utah law, and avoid the risk of liability if something goes wrong. The required procedures are as follows:

• Parents must provide the school with a current (renewed at the beginning of each school year) request for medication to be given at school.

• The student’s prescribing practitioner (i.e. physician, dentist, etc.) must provide a current signed statement indicating that it is medically necessary for medication to be given during school hours.

• The District School Nurse should be notified and consulted with about the procedures for administering the medication.

• A record must be kept at the school documenting the date and time the medication is given along with the initials of the person who gave it. At the end of the school year this form should be put in the student’s permanent cumulative folder.

• Medication must be delivered to the school in a container that has been properly labeled by a pharmacy. The information on the bottle must match the information provided on the forms.

• Students may self-administer asthma medicine provided they have the proper paperwork on hand. Students may not self-administer other medications. This means they may not carry medication with them and adult supervision is required when the medication is administered.

• Over the counter medications will be treated as prescription medicines and must come in the container that it was purchased in, with the above mentioned forms on file at the school.

• Nonmedical school personnel should administer only oral and inhalant medications.

• If the drug or dosage of the medication is changed, new forms must be filled out and filed in the office.

• The school district nurse may work with the school to develop an emergency plan for any student who has a medical need that may develop into a health hazard requiring medication as a treatment (i.e., anaphylactic reactions, diabetic insulin reactions, oxygen administration, etc.).

To help curb the spread of illness and infection to others,

the following guidelines or protocol are recommended

If during the previous 12 hours your child has exhibited one or more of the following, please keep them

home from school:

● Any illness that prevents the child from participating comfortably in activities as determined

by the school staff

● The illness results in a greater need for care than the staff can provide, OR

● The child has one or more of the following conditions:

COVID-19 infection- the student should remain at home as instructed for the appropriate amount

of days of isolation.

• Fever- especially a temperature of over 100 degrees F orally, tympanic (ear) or temporal/forehead

  • • Even if the child is being treated for the fever with over-the-counter remedies

such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen. Tylenol and/or Ibuprofen treat the symptom of a

fever but not the cause of the fever

• Bad Colds- especially during the phase of a very runny nose (including a green or yellow running

nose), coughing and sneezing

• Any unexplained rash especially if the rash is accompanied with fever, behavioral changes or if the

child is uncomfortable due to itching, pain or discomfort

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• Mouth sores with uncontrolled drooling

• A severe or “croupy” cough that has not been treated and is not controlled

• Ear infection- earache with or without discharge from the ear

• Severe abdominal pain

• Less severe abdominal pain that continues longer than 2 hours

• Unexplained loss of taste of smell

• Strep throat- the student may return to school 24 hours after antibiotic treatment has begun

• Impetigo- the student may return to school 24 hours after antibiotic treatment has begun

• Ring Worm or Scabies- the student may return to school after treatment has begun

• Head Lice-the student may return to school after treatment has begun and provided there are no

live bugs in the hair

• Chicken Pox- the student may return to school when all the lesions have dried or crusted (about 1

week after onset of the rash)

This list is certainly not all inclusive. There may be other illnesses or conditions that may require that your

child remain at home.

If your child becomes ill at school or he/she arrives at school ill, you or designee will be contacted to pick up

your child as soon as possible. Please be certain that your child’s teacher and the school have emergency

contact numbers for you, your family or designated neighbor or friend who would be willing to pick up and

care for your child if he/she becomes ill at school. Please keep your child home for the remainder of the

school day and/or any additional school days to ensure that the illness has resolved.

A lunch and breakfast menu will be posted on the Bridger web page: (www.bridger.loganschools.org) Students may bring a sack lunch or eat school lunch. **Please inquire at the office about free lunch applications. You can pay for lunch in the office or you may also pay online. Parents may call the office and request information about their child's lunch account. Guests are welcome to eat at school. Please come to the office and purchase a breakfast/lunch pass before the meal is served. A Free breakfast program is available to all students. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Students may enter the building through the front cafeteria doors.