Medications at School
If a student needs any type of medication at school, even over the counter medications, a parent or guardian must bring them into the office. A student cannot deliver medications themselves. A student is not permitted to keep medications with them or in their backpacks; this includes inhalers and cough drops. There is a medication administration form in the office to be filled out and completed by the parent or guardian in the event that any medication is to be given at school. All medications must be in the original packaging. If the medication is a prescription, the student's name must be on the prescription with the appropriate dose and expiration date.
Over the Counter & Prescription Medications Form
Lice & Bed Bugs
If your child is sent home with head lice/bed bugs, they will be expected to have treatment and return to school within 2 days. Before they are admitted to class, the student will need to be checked on at the office for head lice/bed bugs. In the event of infestations originating from a household on multiple occasions during a school year, a team of district personnel comprised of the principal, school nurse, and a central office administrator may evaluate such a case and prescribe additional steps.
Pink Eye
What is pink eye?
One or both of your children's eyes can become red or pink in color when a virus, bacterium, allergen, or irritant inflames the conjunctiva. The conjunctiva is the transparent covering of the white part of the eye. Pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, is a very common cause of eye discoloration, discharge, and discomfort in both children and adults.
If you suspect pink eye in your child, their symptoms should be reviewed by a doctor. If your child has a contagious form of pink eye, they’ll need to spend time at home to reduce the chances of spreading the condition to others.
How to Identify Pink Eye
There are four types of pink eye:
viral
bacterial
allergic
irritant
Pink eye often has more symptoms than just a pink- or red-colored eye. Some symptoms are the same for all types of pink eye, while other types will have unique symptoms.
Here are some other symptoms to look for in your child:
itching that may cause a child to rub their eye
gritty feeling that may make a child think there’s sand or something else in their eye
white, yellow, or green discharge that forms crust around the eye during sleep
watery eyes
swollen eyelids
sensitivity to light
Allergic and irritant pink eye may result mainly in watery and itchy, discolored eyes without the other symptoms. If your child has allergic pink eye, you may also notice symptoms unrelated to the eye, like a runny nose and sneezing.
Your child may have symptoms in one eye or both eyes:
Allergic and irritant pink eye will usually appear in both eyes.
Viral and bacterial pink eye can appear in both eyes or in just a single eye.
You may notice that pink eye has spread to the second eye if your child has rubbed their infected eye and touched the noninfected eye with a contaminated hand.
Asthma
If your child has asthma please fill out this form.
Food Allergies
If your child has a Food Allergy please fill out this form, as well as inform your child's teacher.
Links for Parents
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