Our nurses are the glue that keep us together! They go above and beyond their call of duty.
Medication Policy
All medications to be given at school must be in the original prescription bottle and accompanied by a School Medication Prescriber/Parent Authorization (PPA) Form, signed by both physician and parent. Please make sure all items sent to school are marked with student's name.
Is your child too sick for school?
Due to the medically complex nature of many of our students here, we must be extremely diligent regarding illnesses. You don’t want your child to miss school; but neither do you want to send a sick child to school to endanger him/her and others as well. We want to keep our students as healthy as possible!
When should your child stay home?
Please keep your child home during the course of a fever/illness AND an additional 24 hours after the fever/illness has passed without the use of fever reducing medications (such as Tylenol, Motrin, Advil).
Symptom/Illness
- Runny Nose: Cloudy or yellow/green discharge with congestion and fever
- Cough: Frequent or uncontrollable and may be accompanied by a fever
- Fever: Temperature of 100 or more
- Diarrhea or Vomiting: One episode of diarrhea or vomiting
- Strep Throat/Scarlet Fever: Sore throat, headache, nausea, fever. The only way to rule out Strep is with a test at the physician’s office.
- Pink Eye/ Conjunctivitis: Eye is red with complaint of burning or itching. Crusty, white, or yellow drainage is occurring.
- Rash/ Skin Infection: Any rash or skin infection that hasn’t been evaluated by a physician. Even after clearance from a physician, rashes should be covered during school.
- Flu: Fever of 100 and above with accompanying sore throat, cough, runny nose, congestion, body aches, tiredness, vomiting or diarrhea.
Students should obtain clearance from a physician prior to returning to school.
