Medication for Students

Students, who require medicine on a daily basis, must have an official school permission form on file in the office before medicine will be administered (i.e., Tylenol, Advil, prescription drugs, etc.). Parents may print one of these forms from the “Book Fee Packet” and the school office to be completed by the child’s physician.
 
Non-prescription medicines are not dispensed to elementary students by the office. Students in need of medication may call a parent to bring and administer the medicine.
 
High school students must bring all medicine (prescription and non-prescription) to be taken during school hours to the secretary as soon as the student arrives at school, and the secretary will give the medicine at lunchtime. All medication, including aspirin, must be appropriately labeled as to dosage, etc. No medication, including aspirin, can be given unless properly labeled and accompanied by written directives.
 
If a student requires medicine at a time other than the lunch recess time, the parent must contact the Administration. If medicines must be given more than once a day, the parents must contact the Administration. Giving medicines to children involves placing school personnel in a great personal liability situation. Due to the fact that this is a courtesy extended to parents and not an obligation of the school, it may be discontinued at any time the demands of parents exceed the time and patience of the office personnel.