MEDICATION FOR STUDENTS

Students, who require long-term medicine 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 must contact the office for this form, which is to be completed by the child’s physician and parent.

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, without exception, 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 release 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. Any prescription medication must be labeled with the student’s name.

If a student requires medicine at a time other than lunch recess and/or more than once a day, the parent must contact the Administration. Giving medicines to children creates a risk of liability. Due to the fact that this is a courtesy extended to parents and not an obligation of the school, it may, in the discretion of the Administration, be discontinued at any time in the event of noncompliance with school policy, noncompliance with prescription directives, or if the demands of the situation begin to interfere with the general duties of the office personnel.