If a child is required to take medication or an injection during school hours, and the parent or guardian cannot come to the school to administer the medication, the principal or designee may do so in compliance with the following regulations.
A Doctor’s Order Form must be properly executed and delivered in person by the parent or guardian to the principal or appointed designee of the school in which the child is enrolled. Forms can be obtained from the school office.
All medications to be administered by school personnel must be prescribed and directions given by a physician, for administering the medicine. No internal medication. No topical medication shall be applied to the student’s skin in any form. No prescribed/nonprescription medications such as eye-drops, ear-drops, or other ointments, sprays, or lotions are permitted. The appropriate school-employee administering oral medication should require that the student ingest the medication in their presence.
The principal, with the superintendent’s approval, may reject any request for administration of medicine. A written reason will be given by principal to the person making the request.
A copy of this policy will be given to the parent or guardian of student at the time a request to administer medication is made. (Adopted: July, 1980 and Amended: August of 1989).
A school nurse visits our campus on a regular basis. She promotes good health practices. In addition, she makes sure student’s immunizations are up-to-date. Appointments to see the nurse can be made by calling the school.
