School
Health Policy
Illness
The obvious general rule is that the child must be well
and completely recovered from any illness before returning
to school. It is not fair to the other children and the teachers
to expose them to contagious illness. Please see Some
Reasons to Keep Your Child at Home.
Medication Policy
Only medication prescribed by a student’s physician or
dentist, including over-the-counter (OTC) medication, will
be administered during school hours by the staff at Runnels
School. Prescription medication must be brought to the school
by the parent in a current container that meets pharmaceutical
standards. No more than one month’s supply of oral medication
should be provided for school. Parental and physician authorization
must be documented on the Physician and Parental Medication
Authorization forms before medication can be administered,
without exception. OTC medication cannot be administered by
Runnels School staff other than the medication listed on the
First Aid Treatment Authorization form. The OTC Physician’s
Order form for these OTC medications must be completed by
the student’s physician or dentist and signed by a parent/guardian.
Parents must administer other OTC medications to their own
children and report the medication administration to the appropriate
office personnel or school nurse. Children shall not carry
any medication on their persons, in lockers, book bags, lunch
boxes, or personal vehicles on school grounds unless ordered
by the physician and OK’d by the school nurse (i.e.,
inhalers, Epipens).
Clinic Services
A school nurse is available during school hours only. Services
provided in the clinic are as follows:
- Basic first aid for injuries that occur during school hours.
- Treatment of illnesses that occur during school hours.
- Medication administration in compliance with our medication
policy.
- Student screenings.
- Health maintenance for those students with chronic illnesses.
If your child is seen in the clinic for anything more than
minor illness or injury, you will be notified. For this reason,
it is imperative to provide us with up-to-date phone numbers
for both parents and emergency contact persons.
Our main goal is to keep healthy children in school, to keep
them safe and healthy while they are here, and to identify
those children needing medical referral. Nurses practice under
strict guidelines and are not allowed to make medical diagnoses.
Therefore, any symptoms exhibited at home need to be addressed
by your child's physician.
This document is also available here
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