Medication Procedure 2020
Since medical treatment is the responsibility of the parent and the family physician, no medication will be given by school personnel except in extreme cases. Proper authorization forms will be on file in the school nurse’s office. A required form can be picked up at the local school nurse’s office or printed from the LCBOE website. All medication, including over-the counter medications are required to have a physician authorization/signature and all forms must be up to date for the current school year. No “CBD” products of any type will be given at school. All medications must be brought by the parent/guardian and signed in with the school nurse. Stock calamine lotion, vaseline, hand lotions and aloe will be part of the school nurse’s “first aide” supplies, are not considered OTC medication and will be used as deemed necessary by the school nurse.
** If the student brings medication to school without the PPA and the medication is required during the school hours, the parent/guardian must bring the medication to school at the specified time and administer the medication to the student. The school cannot keep or administer the medication without a signed PPA.
**Alabama State Law requires a signed doctor’s statement (Prescriber/Parent Authorization Form, PPA) that specifies specific directions for the medication needed during the school hours. This is a legal document allowing the school nurse or trained medication assistant to administer the medication during the school hours.
Any medication not picked up by the parent/guardian, once it has expired, will be discarded in 5 days from the expiration date. Any medication not picked up at the end of the school year will be discarded by 3:00 pm on the last day students attend class for the school year, per Alabama State Law.
Limestone County School System HEALTH POLICY
When Your Child Should NOT Be At School
Many parents are concerned about when to keep children who have been
ill home from school. These are a few of the most common reasons
children should stay home or may be sent home from school.
1.
FEVER: Your child should stay home if he/she has a fever of 100 degrees
(orally) or higher and should remain home for 24 hours after the fever
has gone without medication.
2. VOMITING AND/OR DIARRHEA:
Your child should stay home if he/she has vomited or had diarrhea (two
times or more) prior to start of the school day. Children with vomiting
or diarrhea will be sent home at the school nurse's discretion.
3.
PINKEYE: Conjunctivitis can be very contagious. If the white of your
child's eye is red and has a thick yellow or greenish colored_drainage,
you should keep your child at home until treated.
• Drainage due to
allergies is usually clear and involves both eyes simultaneously. .
Pinkeye can involve only one eye at a time.
• Children with pinkeye
are usually light sensitive, and complain of itching, burning in the
eye(s), swollen eyelids, and dried discharge on eyelids upon awakening.
4. HEAD LICE: Children with live bugs will not be allowed in school
until their hair has been treated and all steps have been taken to
prevent re-infestation. The student will be excused one day per semester
for live bugs.
5. RINGWORM: Ringworm is a fungal infection of the
skin, hair, and nails. Ringworms must be covered with a clean dressing
while the child is at school. Ringworm of the head (hair) will need to
be evaluated by a physician.
6. RASHES: Any child that has an undiagnosed rash should not attend school.
7. COUGHING/SNEEZING/NASAL DRAINAGE: Your child should not come to
school with excessive coughing, sneezing, and nasal drainage. If your
child has been kept awake at night with these interruptions, please
allow the child to recover at home.
8. STREP THROAT: If your child
has been diagnosed as having strep throat (this requires a special test
by a health care provider), your child should stay home for 24 hours
after antibiotic therapy has been started by a physician.
9.
UNVACCINATED CHILDREN: During an epidemic or a threatened epidemic of
any disease preventable by an immunization required by the Department of
Public Health, children who have not been immunized may be excluded
from the school until (1) they are immunized against the disease, unless
they present valid evidence of prior disease, or (2) the epidemic or
threat no longer constitutes a significant public health danger.
Please keep emergency phone numbers in the school office current.
Remember: A doctor's note and the completion of the appropriate forms
must accompany any medications that are to be given during the school
day. (See the medication policy regarding the temporary administration
of medications).
Important Flu Information
https://www.alsde.edu/sec/pss/Laws/Sunscreen.pdf
AAP Updates Treatments for Head Lice
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Complete information about the flu and how to contain and manage it is given at
The Readiness Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center http://rems.ed.gov/ also has useful resources and information for addressing infectious diseases as part of a comprehensive emergency operations plan (EOP), including coping with a widespread outbreak at rems.ed.gov/KeepSchoolsSafeFromDiseases.aspx
We encourage you to convey this information to your district and school leaders and remind teachers, students, and others to:
* Wash hands often with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer;
* Avoid touching eyes, nose, or mouth;
* Avoid close contact with those who are already sick;
* Get plenty of sleep;
* Eat healthy food and drink plenty of fluids;
* Cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing with a tissue or the crook of your arm;
* Stay home if ill for at least 24 hours after fever is gone.
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The Jessica Elkins Act (SB0075, Act #2014-274)requires local school systems to provide meningococcal disease and vaccine information to parents of sixth through twelfth grade students.