School Health Services

The school clinic worker is on duty for four hours each day to administer medication and provide first aid when needed.  If there is a serious injury, parents are notified and/or the family physician is contacted.  Parents are contacted when a student becomes ill at school. 

Medication

All medication, prescription and non-prescription is kept and administered in the office by school staff.  Parents should bring any medication for their children with written instructions for administering it to the school office.  A release form is included in this handbook or may be obtained from the office.  No medication, prescription or non-prescription, will be administered without a properly completed form filed in the nurse’s office.  Medication must be delivered in its original container with the original label (including name, type of medication, physician’s name, dosage, and instructions regarding medication to be administered).  Students may not self-administer medication (prescription or non-prescription) and no medication will be administered without the signed form.  A copy of the Medication Administration/Medical Authorization and Release Form may be found in this handbook.

For Health or Safety

Any student who has a communicable disease that poses a substantial threat to the health or safety of the school community may be removed from the school by the principal on the approval of the Superintendent until such student no longer poses such a threat. 

Pediculosis  (Head Lice)

Effective control of pediculosis is dependent upon school personnel and families that support a plan to includes:

1.         Education of school personnel, families and students

2.         Screening of students by families and school personnel

3.         Prompt treatment of those infested by:  Killing the lice, removing the nits, and cleaning the environment.

When it is discovered that a student has pediculosis, the principal should immediately notify the home and request that arrangements be made for the child to be picked up that day and treatment initiated.  The principal should make available the instructions for recommended treatment as specified by the County Health Department.  When the parent has treated the child and provides proof of treatment (an empty medicated shampoo bottle or box) or a letter from the Health Department or physician, then the principal can readmit the student back to school.  When the student returns, the student should be monitored for any sign that lice have returned.  If this occurs, then the student will be sent home.  If the lice spread to several students, it may be advisable to inform the entire class or school of the problem and the preventative measures.  Advice and assistance may be requested from the Health Department.

Tinea Corporis (ringworm) and Conjunctivitis (pink eye)

When it is discovered that a student has ringworm or pink eye, the principal should immediately notify the home and request that arrangements be made for the child to be picked up that day and treatment initiated.  Both conditions must be verified by the doctor and treated before the child may return to school.