Health Services
A nurse is available during school hours for accidents, injuries, or illnesses that occur during school. Illnesses or injuries that happen during non-school hours should be managed by parents/guardians.
*Sick Students: Please do send students to school if they are already sick. The nurse has limited resources to manage sick students, and parents/guardians will be called immediately to pick up students if they meet sick criteria. Students should remain home or will be sent home from school if they have any of the following symptoms:
· Fever, temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher, with or without any other symptoms.
· Vomiting or diarrhea (multiple times) within the past 24 hours.
· Strep throat diagnosis by doctor who hasn’t started antibiotics within past 12 hours.
· Any communicable disease such as chicken pox, measles, head lice, etc.
*Medications: Emergency health cards are filled out online at the time of registration by parent/guardian and will be kept on file in the health office. Students needing medication like Motrin, Tylenol, etc. will only be able to receive it if they have the consent of their parents on their health cards.
The nurse does not have allergy medication, cold medication, or other specialty medication in the nursing clinic, so please make sure you are medicating students for those things prior to arrival at school if needed.
Students are not permitted to carry Motrin, Tylenol, Midol, or any other over-the-counter or prescription medication on them or in backpacks or purses.
Prescription medications that are to be given daily or as needed are to be kept in the health office. The nurse will need a completed form filled out and signed by a doctor (see below). Medication must not be expired and brought to the nurse in the original prescription bottle or container.
If your child has emergency/lifesaving medication like inhalers, epi pens, diabetic medication, or seizure medication, please make sure the nurse has the completed paperwork on file as well as the medication to keep in the health office if needed for emergencies during school. If your student self-carries their medication at school (epi pen, inhaler, etc.), the form above still needs to be completed by a parent and doctor and submitted to the nurse to keep on file.
*Accidents/injuries: Every effort is made to prevent accidents at school. However, in case of an accident that occurs at school, first aid will be administered by the school nurse or other authorized school personnel. If the injury is serious enough that the student needs to go home or needs further medical intervention, every effort will be made to contact parent/guardian and then the next emergency card contact for pickup. If the student requires immediate medical attention beyond the scope of practice of the school nurse, 911 will be called as well as parents/guardian notified immediately.
For any questions regarding any of the above content, please feel free to contact the front office at 843-706-8801 to be put in contact with the nurse.