Health Services
Medication:
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In order for school nurse to be able to administer medication to students, the following must take place:
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Non-prescription medication: The school requires that the Medication Permission/Order Form” be completed. This form gives specific instructions, which include the student’s name, the name of the medication, the dose, and the time it is to be administered.
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Prescription medication: Same as above including physician’s signature.
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All medications must be in the original container. For prescription medications, just ask the pharmacist to make up two containers, one for home and one for school.
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All medications are kept locked up in the nurse’s office.
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Prescription medications cannot be transported on a school bus. Parents must bring the prescription medicine into the nurse or principal.
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Only medications that must be given four times a day or those specifically requested by a physician will be given at school. Medications prescribed three times daily should be given at home before school, immediately after school and at bedtime.
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Health Screenings:
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Parents do have the option of choosing not to have their child tested for vision and hearing screening. Unless the nurse is notified in writing, she will automatically test your child. These changes were made following the recommendations of the Vermont Department of Health. If you have a concern about your child’s vision or hearing, testing will be done upon request.
Head Lice:
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As you may know, head lice are easily transmitted from one child to another in a school setting. Anyone can get head lice. They seem to like most any head of hair given the opportunity. Here at school we check for head lice a number of times over the course of the school year. We will remind parents ahead of time. There may be times when we check more frequently should the situation
demand. If we find evidence of head lice infestation, we will notify you immediately. Your child can return to school once all the lice and eggs are removed. Our school has a “no-nit policy” which means that your child cannot attend school if nits remain in the hair, even if s/he has received treatment. This reduces the opportunity for lice to spread to other students. For excellent, unbiased information about head lice, we recommend the website www.headlice.org. It is maintained by the National Pediculosis Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention and safe treatment of head lice (AKA pediculosis).
Illness and Injury in school:
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If your child becomes ill or sustains a significant injury while at school we will notify you as soon as possible at the phone number(s) you have provided us. If we are unable to contact you, we will notify the person you indicated as your emergency contact. We know that it is an inconvenience to have to come to school to get your sick child; however, please be assured that we would not be calling if we do not think your child needs to go home.
Please do not send a sick child to school. If your child was vomiting or running a fever during the night, please keep him/her home the next day, even if he/she was feeling better in the morning. This gives your child the chance to recover and reduces the likelihood of his/her classmates coming down with the same illness. Your child must be fever free for 24 hours without the help of medication before he/she may return to school.
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IMMUNIZATIONS
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When your child receives his or her Kindergarten DPT, MMR, and Polio Boosters please send in the date(s) so it can be recorded on your child’s Health Record. Each child’s immunization record will be reviewed to ensure it meets the State law for immunization requirements. If your child’s immunizations do not meet State requirements, you will be contacted via phone or letter.