Medication Policy

ALL MEDICATION that a student requires daily, or for periodic acute illnesses is administered from the school Health Room. No student is allowed to carry or take his or her own medication. Medication that can be administered at home will not be given during school hours.

An Authorization to Administer Medication form must be filled out for any student who requires medication to be given during the school day. Forms are available in the school Health Room or online for both Short Term (1-7 days) and Long Term administration. Parent signatures are required on both of these forms and the prescribing physician's signature is required on the Long Term form. No medication will be given to any student unless the proper authorizations are on file in the school Health Room.

An adult must bring all medication to school. Medication should be turned in, along with the proper Authorization to Administer, to Miss Cruz. No medication brought in by a student will be administered. Medication brought to the Helth Room must be in the original prescription container with the pharmacist label attached. Non-prescription or over-the-counter medication must be in the original container with the manufacturer's label and the safety seal intact. No other medication will be administered.

When having prescriptions filled, be sure to ask the pharmacist to separate the prescription into a bottle for home use and a "school bottle" ( A "school bottle" is prepared by the pharmacy just for the school, which contains the proper dosage of the medication to be given at school with the proper label for school administration only). Medication cannot be transferred back and forth between home and school on a daily basis. Remember that the first day's dose (the full dosage prescribed in a twenty-four hour period) of any new medication must be administered at home.

Medication prescribed for one student will never be administered to another student including siblings. WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE ASPIRIN TO STUDENTS AT ANY TIME.