Health Office FAQ

The school nurse will assess your child to determine if he/she needs to be sent home and, if so, will contact the parent(s)/guardian(s) listed as primary Emergency Contacts. If not available, the next person on the list will be contacted.

In a medical emergency, the school will contact the emergency contact. If the emergency contact cannot be reached and it is determined to be medically necessary, emergency services will be contacted, and a staff member will accompany your student to the hospital emergency room. The school will continue to attempt to notify you regarding your student.

• He/She has any of the following COVID symptoms: fever (over 100.0), cough, shortness of breath, new loss of taste or smell, or difficulty breathing.
• If he/she has been in close contact with someone who currently has COVID.
• His/Her temperature has been over 100 degrees in the past 24 hours.
• He/She has a rash or any other condition you feel may be contagious.
• He/She has had vomiting or diarrhea in the past 24 hours.

• Matter in the eye.
• Whites/linings of the eye are pink or red in color.
• Eyes may be crusted shut upon waking in the morning.
• Eye irritation and tearing.
• Eyes may be sensitive to light.

Your family doctor or clinic will prescribe antibiotic drops/ointment as needed. A student must be treated for a minimum of 24 hours prior to returning to school. You will need to submit a physician or parental excuse for the student to return to school.

Any child suspected of having head lice must be seen by the school nurse prior to attending school. Students are not permitted to ride the bus or attend school until the absence of lice is verified by the school nurse and successful treatment is completed. The school nurse must be informed of any findings and treatment of head lice.

The Varicella Virus (Chicken Pox) is a highly contagious disease. Students are not permitted to attend school until all lesions are crusted over and their temperature is normal for 24 hours. Please notify your school nurse when your child has Chicken Pox. Upon returning to school, the student should see the school nurse to be cleared to return to class.

Sometimes it’s difficult to tell the difference between a Cold and the Flu. Please see the chart below to help learn the difference.

Whenever possible, the medication should be administered at home. Medication will be administered during school hours only when failure to take such medications would jeopardize the health of the students. Students are not permitted to carry medications on their person except for inhalers, diabetic supplies, or an EpiPen, and only when a completed Medication Consent Form that has been signed by both a parent and a licensed health care provider has been turned into the Health Office. All other medications (prescription, over-the-counter, and supplements) are to be kept in the Health Office. The medications must be turned into the school nurse by the parent/guardian, not the student, in their original, appropriately labeled container.

For all prescription medications, provide the prescription bottle with the student's name, medication name/type, dosage, and directions printed on the label. For over-the-counter medications, please provide the medication in a small, sealed container. All Medication Consent Forms, one form per medication, must be signed by a parent/guardian AND licensed health care provider for all medications, including over-the-counter.

All medications will be disposed of if not picked up by the last day of school in May.