Please keep your child home if vomiting/diarrhea (ill) or has a fever (temperature greater than 100). This is district policy and helps to prevent the spread of illness to others. Your child is still considered contagious if their fever is reduced as a result of Tylenol or Ibuprofen. Students must be excluded from school until fever free (temperature less than 100 degrees) for 24 hours without medication. Wait until fever is gone naturally, then begin the 24 hour count before returning to school, this will prevent getting called to come pick up your child.
Communicable Disease – Please report all communicable disease to the nurse’s office. This information is useful in preventing the spread of illness in the school. Examples include strep throat, pink eye, chickenpox, impetigo and scarlet fever. Or any questionable rash.
Pre-Kinder, Kinder and 1st Graders - Please provide change of clothes in their backpack in case of restroom accidents or spills and rain puddles. (This will prevent parents from making a trip to school and unnecessary time missed from the classroom)
Hand washing – It is the first line of defense in the spread of illness. Emphasize good hand washing and practice it with your child.
Medications not FDA approved: Medications (such as Lactaid) that is not approved by the FDA cannot be administered at school unless we have a signed doctor’s order AND it is written in the student’s existing 504. This also includes alternative and herbal medications. Herbal, Zinc and Vitamin C drops may not be given at school. They are considered supplements and are not regulated by the FDA.
All medications must be administered through the health clinic. All medication must be delivered and picked up by a parent/guardian. or legal Adult
Medications given 3 times daily or less should be given at home unless time sensitive. 1. A written request to administer medication form must be completed by the parent for all medications, prescription as well as over the counter. (This includes cough drops), Click to print Medication Consent form
2. Medications must be in the original container and properly labeled. Parents requesting a dose different than the doctor’s orders, must have written authorization from doctor. 3. Prescription medications need to be prescribed to the child taking the medication with the correct dosing on the pharmacy label. 4. If your child requires an inhaler for as needed use, please provide an extra one to be left at school.
Head Lice – Discuss with your child the importance of not sharing combs, hats and helmets to reduce the spread of head lice. Check your child’s hair at home periodically. Please notify the school nurse if your child has head lice. Lice Protocol
Screenings – Vision, Hearing, Acanthosis Nigracans screenings will be done in the fall for 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades.
Please notify us of any changes in your contact information, health information and emergency contact numbers.
Immunizations must be current. If your child needs additional immunizations please get them over the summer. Your child will not be allowed to start school until we have valid documentation of current immunizations on file. This is district and state mandated.
Clothes Closet – this service is two-fold. If you need help with clothing for your child, please stop by the nurse’s office and request a referral form. If you have gently used clothing that your child has outgrown, please donate (in nurses office) it to clinic and Clothes Closet.
***Be sure to send your child with adequate sleep and a good breakfast.***
The goal is to keep your child healthy, safe, and in their classroom participating and learning. Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns at 512-464-4404 Thank you, Tina Hawkins LVN