Mrs. Beverly Keith, LPN | . 355-1607 | . . |
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Health Room Policy
Notice: Due to changes in South Carolina policies
governing the administration of prescription medication,
we will no longer have a 10 day grace period before written physician
authorization is required for all prescription medications.
Parents are required to bring prescription
medication to school and provide
form MED-1 before any prescription medication may be left at the school.
A parent may provide written authorization
for over-the-counter medication
to be kept and administered in the health room using
form MED-3.
Health Room Policy and Procedures:
Medication Policy
All prescription medication must be delivered to the school nurse or other designated school employee by the student’s parent, legal guardian or a previously designated adult. If your child brings over-the-counter medication, it must be brought to the Health Room before school starts. It is against School District Policy for a student to carry ANY medication on their person without prior approval. All medication must be maintained in the Health Room. Violations of the medication policy are dealt with sternly. Medication needed on field trips is also covered by this policy and must be administered by an individual designated by the principal. There are separate permission forms for medication on field trips.
- Parents are requested to notify the school of any serious physical handicap that their student may have.
If your child comes to the Health Room and needs to go home, we must contact a parent or legal guardian. We cannot send a student home with anyone until a parent has been notified. This is why it is so very important that we have current information about how to contact you at all times. If your child has an emergency situation or needs immediate care that cannot be provided at school, those contacts you list on the Health Card will be called IF we cannot reach a parent first. Please understand that this is for your child’s protection.
On the first day of school your child will be given an Emergency Information sheet to be completed by a parent. This is very important. Please print all information clearly. This will be the only way we have to reach you in case of an emergency at school. If at anytime ANY of this information should change please notify your school nurse immediately.