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.

• Non-medical 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.).

A lunch and breakfast menu will be posted on the Wilson web page: (www.wilson.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 doors.