Frequently Asked Questions

I want to send in a cough syrup for my child to get at lunchtime. What do I have to do?

Send in: a doctor's note, a parent permission note, and the bottle. You could call your doctor and have them fax to the school nurse a written order which would say "Give cough syrup 2 tsp for cough every 4 hours PRN (which means "As Needed") for cough for this school year 18-19." Send in the bottle with labels and expiration date visible. Put your student's name on the bottle or label. Lastly, write a parent permission note and mark it "for 16-17 school yea

I am very busy. Is there anything I can do in the summer to handle the medication procedures?

Yes, decide which over-the-counter drugs you are in the habit of sending to the school for your student. Include all those occasional drugs for example: allergy eye drops, or Midol or Excedrin Migraine etc. etc. Contact the student's doctor and ask that they write what is called a PRN (which means "As Needed") doctor's order for that list and have them date it for the school year 18-19. That could be faxed to the school nurse or you could send it in yourself. Then write a parent permission note for the medicine and send in that, with the medicine, on the days when you feel the student needs it.

This seems like a hassle. Can't I give the medicine to my student and have him/her take it themselves?

Please don't do this! That would be a violation of the School Discipline Code because it creates a dangerous situation in our schools where medications are in an unsupervised setting and could easily get into the wrong hands or be taken incorrectly.