Our
school health program has several comprehensive
goals:
- To effectively deal
with acute illness and accidents that occur
at school.
- To provide mandated screening
and immunization monitoring.
- To provide a system of
identifying health problems that may impact
the learning process and to accommodate
for them.
- To provide comprehensive
and appropriate health education.
- To provide a healthful
and safe school environment.
Special
Health Needs
It
is imperative to notify the nurse immediately
if your child has any chronic health conditions
such as, diabetes, allergies, asthma, heart
disease or any physical or mental disability
so that the appropriate accommodations can
be made to serve your child and optimize
their learning.
If your child has an acute medical problem, which may need my attention
or treatment, please notify me before he/she attends school the first
day. A written parent note will authorize a child to be excluded from
PE for up to 3 days. Longer exclusions will require a written doctor's
excuse.
Illness /Emergency
Guidelines
School is
a place for healthy children and it is
important to reduce communicable disease
by not sending your child to school
if any of these conditions exist:
Fever, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, deep persistent cough, yellow/green
nasal discharge.
Or.... Any known
communicable diseases, such as "strep" throat,
pink-eye, chicken pox, etc.
If you are unsure, please feel free to call me before sending your child
to school. Your child should be fever free for 24 hours before returning
to school. Children, when injured or ill at school, are not permitted
to go home unless accompanied by a designated adult. Please be sure
that your emergency numbers are always current!
District
Medication Policy
When it is necessary for a child to take medication during school hours
the following is required:
- Prescription medication
must be in the original pharmacy labeled
container.
- Written
permission from the parent/guardian to
administer the medication.
- An adult needs to bring
the medication to school and pick up any
remaining medication.
- Inhalers are kept in
the health office and not carried by the
student unless there is a written doctor's
order.
- Medications brought
to school without the above conditions
being met will be kept in a locked cabinet
until picked up by the parent.
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