The clinic nurse can be reached at x214.

Mary Culp, RN
Bonnie Owenby, RN

The health clinic is located in Building A. The clinic staff is available daily during school hours. Parents or guardians must submit the required health forms for each student prior to the first day of school each year, preferably by August 1st to allow time for processing.  This policy ensures that every student receives prompt medical attention should the need arise. Any student who has not submitted these forms prior to the first day of school will not attend classes until the form has been received.

Required Health Forms

For details about the requirements, please review the Health Records Fact Sheet document below.

 Required Health Forms
 Health Information and Medical Consent Form
 Physical Exam Form
 Physical Exam Form PreK-5th  (for PK/LS Students)

Immunization

Each student at the school must comply with state law requirements for immunization. Any student with a delinquent record will be notified. Any student who fails to comply with state requirements after notification will not be allowed to remain in school. All health records are kept in the health clinic. Please refer all related questions to the school nurse.

Form 3231 (refer to the Health Records Fact Sheet above to determine if applicable)

Individual Health Plans

In some cases, students require Individual Health Plans for specific medical conditions.  The school nurse will advise if the following forms are needed in addition to the required forms above.

 Allergy Emergency Healthcare Plan
Asthma Action Plan
 Individual Health Care Plan
 Seizure Action Plan
 Diabetes Management Action Plan

Medication

 Medication Authorization Form
 Authorization to Carry A Prescription at School

Students may not have any medication in their possession during school hours including over-the-counter medications (Tylenol, Advil, Sudafed, etc.). Students that require non-prescription medication to remain in school must provide the medical clinic with a signed permission form from their parent or guardian. If students require prescription medication to remain in school, it must be prescribed by a licensed physician or dentist, dispensed by a registered pharmacist, and in properly labeled individual containers. The medication form for prescription medication must be signed by both the parent or guardian and the physician. The student's parent or guardian must give the student the first dose of any prescribed medication. Each student is responsible for coming to the clinic to ask for his or her medication. At the end of the school year, all medications that are not collected by the parent or guardian will be destroyed.

Students with severe allergies, asthma, or diabetes may assume responsibility for keeping and administering their own medication (anaphylactic medication, inhalers, insulin,) provided their parents and physician have submitted permission in writing and the school nurse has determined self-administration to be safe and adequate.

Contagious Health Conditions

Parents are to report communicable diseases or health problems contracted by the student to the school nurse. Re-admission policies differ according to certain illnesses. For example, a student with a disease such as rubella (measles) or chicken pox will have different criteria for re-admission to school than one recovering from conditions such as pinworms or pediculosis (lice). Any student who has gone home with a temperature of  100 degrees or greater and/or has been prescribed antibiotics must be without fever and have been on antibiotics for 24 hours before returning to school.

Guidelines for Student Recovery Off Campus

• Body temperature of 100 degrees or above
• Vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, or severe abdominal pain
• Red, inflamed, or discharging eyes
• Rashes suspected to be contagious
• Pediculosis (head lice)
• Persistent ear ache
• Upper respiratory/sore throat suggestive of contagious nature
• Other symptoms which are suggestive of acute illness

The policy for children to return to class after illness is the following:

• Body temperature less than 100 degrees without fever reducing medications for 24 hours
• Free of symptoms of illness for 24 hours without use of medications
• Administration of prescribed antibiotic for 24 hours