Medical Policy

The importance of daily school attendance is stressed; however, no child should report to school if his/her temperature is elevated, if he/she has an unexplained rash, has vomited in the last 24 hours or if he/she exhibits any obvious sign of illness. 

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Fever

A student must be fever free for 24 hours before sending them to school after an illness. A fever is defined as a temperature over 100.4°

 

Medication

Students are not permitted to have medication in their possession while on school campus. Medication must be brought to the office by the parent. Discipline measures will be taken for any student possessing any form of medication on campus.

Any student requiring prescription medication during school hours must comply with the following procedure:

A Medication Form giving permission to distribute to said  child needs to be completed & signed then turned into the front office.

1. Medication must be brought to the office by the parent; and

2. Medication must be in a container appropriately labeled by the pharmacy or the physician

Any student requiring over-the-counter medication (Ex: Tylenol, aspirin, cough syrup, cough drops, etc.) during school hours must comply with the following procedure:

1. A medication from the parent for school personnel to administer the medication;

2. Medication must be brought to the office by the parent; and

All over-the-counter medication must be in its original packaging and labeled with the student's name, time
intervals at which medication is to be taken and duration of treatment.