Welcome to the Health Center!
A few important things from the Nurse:
Medications: The school nurse can only administer medications with a doctor’s order from your child’s physician. The only medications that students are allowed to carry are asthma inhalers and epinephrine auto-injectors. However, the school nurse must have an order from the physician stating so. Medication that does not have the proper documentation in the Health Office will be confiscated. The medication authorization form below is needed for your child to have a medication carried or held in the Health Office.
Being Sent Home: If your child is sent home from the nurse's office for any reason, their absence is not excused.
Illnesses: Any student who has a fever, vomiting, excessive diarrhea, conjunctivitis (pink-eye), or a possibly infectious rash will be excused from school by the school nurse. The school nurse may also excuse a child from school for a medical condition or injury that should be evaluated by a Physician. Please keep your child home for any temperature of 100.0 F or more. Your child should be fever free for 24 hours (without a fever-reducing medication) prior to returning to school. Please also keep your child home for any vomiting or excessive diarrhea. Your child should be free from vomiting for 24 hours prior to returning to school. If your child is diagnosed with strep throat or conjunctivitis, it is advised that your child be on antibiotics for 24 hours prior to returning to school to help avoid transmission of infection to another student.
Attire: Please be sure your child is wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather and participation in physical activity. Students will not be changing for PE this year, therefore, are expected to participate in the clothes they are wearing. NO clothing is available in the nurse's office!
Physical Education Excuse: If your child needs to be excused from or limited in Physical Education class, a physician’s excuse note is required. If you feel your child may not be able to fully participate in PE for 1-2 days due to a minor injury or illness, and you send in a note, your child will be encouraged to walk during PE class. If you have a special circumstance where you would not like your child to participate in PE, and you have been unable to consult a physician, please contact the school nurse.
Breakfast! Breakfast! Breakfast! Please have your child eat a healthy breakfast every morning. A good breakfast is needed to help concentrate during the day. It can also help to avoid fatigue, weakness, headaches, dizziness, nausea, and abdominal pains during the day.
