Health Room and Medication

Health Room and Medication

We provide a designated area where students are to report with a hall pass if they become sick or hurt during the school day. A staff member will assess the situation and allow students to call parents if deemed appropriate. A staff member may only administer very basic first aid (water, soap, ice and band aids.) If your child has health concerns that may need to be handled at school, please inform your child’s counselor and teachers of the necessary information to best serve your child. We have a nurse who serves our school part-time. If a student needs either over-the-counter or prescription medicine to function in a healthy manner at school and if administering that medicine must occur during the school day, the medication may be taken using the following guidelines:

A. For long-term prescription medication, the Parent Request and Physician Order for Medication Form (1702)/1702 Form Spanish must be completed and on file in the health room. Prescription labels must match the 1702 form. Forms are available in the Main Office.

B. If a parent authorizes other short-term prescription medication, he/she must send a note to the health room stating the administration time and dose. (Please complete a 1702 form for short term). Forms are available in the Main Office.

C. Parents must bring the medication along with a note requesting the administration of prescribed medication to students. The pharmacist’s label must be on the container.

The school does not provide any medication. The parent is required to bring any prescribed medication to the health room. The student will be given a note granting permission to return to the health room at medication time. All prescription medications must be locked in the health room and will be dispensed by a staff member from the health room. If a parent authorizes any non-prescription medication, he/she must provide the medication in a small, original container (pocket or travel size) along with directions for administration. The student will keep the medicine and the parental directions. Students may not distribute any medication. Distribution of medication will be considered a policy violation and will incur such consequences.