MEDICATION: State law forbids school personnel to administer any type of medication to students. When a child is on medication for a short term, immediately following an illness, the parent must determine if it is in the child’s and the school’s best interest to keep the student at home during this period of recuperation.

If medication is necessary to maintain the student in school, parents are asked to consult their physician in order to determine if the administration of the medication can be scheduled outside of school hours. If this is not possible, the ideal situation would be to have the parent or a responsible adult appointed by the parent, come to school to administer the medication. In the event that this cannot be done, the parent must adhere to the following regulations.

1. A written order for administration of the medication must be obtained from the student’s licensed prescriber. This order must include:

Student’s name

Date of birth

Licensed prescriber and signature

Licensed prescriber phone/emergency phone

Name of medication, dosage, frequency and time of administration

Date of prescription and date of order

Discontinuation date

Diagnoses requiring medication

2. All medication must be brought to school in the original packages or an appropriately labeled container, which includes the following:

Student’s name

Prescription number

Medication name/dosage

Administration routine and/or other directions

A written request shall be submitted to the principal asking that the medication be allowed during school hours. This request must include the above information. Ordinarily, medication should be delivered to the school by a responsible adult, not by a student. The medication is stored in a locked cabinet in the school office.

Students may not have any type of medication in their possession at any time. All medication must be sent to the school office.

The only exception to this is an inhaler for asthma – if the necessary paperwork is on file in the school office.