Medication in School

Should your child require medication to be administered during school hours, please download and complete the applicable forms. Forms completed by physician must be dated after June 30, 2024 and are to be returned with your child’s medication to the school nurse on the first day of school.

1. For Epipen/Epipen Jr in school you will need:

1. FARE Emergency Care plan (to be completed by physician)

2. Emergency Healthcare Plan for EpiPen Designee

3. Epinepherine Auto-Injector Parent Consent

2. For Asthma inhalers in school you will need:

1. Asthma Treatment Plan (to be completed by physician)

3. For all other medications in school

 (Prescription or over-the –counter (Tylenol, ibuprofen, etc) you will need:

1. Medication Authorization form (to be completed by physician)

Per NJ State law and district policy, NO medication can be administered by the nurse unless forms are signed by both parent and physician.

Medications MUST be brought to school by an adult as students may not transport medications to or from school per district policy.

**Medication must be in the original pharmacy labeled container with the student’s name on it, or in the original box for an over-the-counter medication.

Please check and be certain that the EXPIRATION date for each medication will take us through the end of the school year (June 2024). 

Thank you for your cooperation. Please feel free to contact the nurse at the school your child will attend with any questions.