Health Office

SCREENINGS

Kindergarten, 3rd grade and 5th grade students are screened for Vision and Hearing. If your child fails a screening, a written referral will be sent home with your child.

MEDICATIONS

• Any student who takes any type of medication at school must have a written parent authorization on file in the Health Office. "Medication" includes any Prescription, Asthma or Over -the-Counter (OTC) medicine, including cough drops, topical medications and eye or ear drops.
• An "Authorization to Administer Medication" form signed by the physician/provider and the parent/guardian is required for all prescription medications given for more than 14 days. Prescription medications must be in a pharmacy labeled container and must match the written physician instructions on the orders. Ask your pharmacist for a second bottle with a label on it for school use.

NOTE: the pharmacy label does NOT serve as the provider's authorization. 

• An "Over-the-Counter (OTC) or Short-Term Prescription" form must be signed by the parent/guardian for all OTC non-prescription or short-term (1 - 14 days) prescription medications/remedies.
• Medications must be in the original containers (no medicine in baggies).
• OTC/non-prescription medications will not be given for more than 5 consecutive days, unless the "Authorization to Administer Medication" is provided.
• Asthma medications must have a physician's written authorization and a parent signature to the "Asthma Medication Authorization" form. If your child self-carries an inhaler, it is strongly advised to have a back-up inhaler in the Health Office. Student should be able to self-administer their medication with supervision. Each child should know the name of their medication, the dose and why they are taking this medication.
• All medications authorizations are valid for the current school year and need to be renewed before the start of the next school year.
• Medications (with the exception of asthma inhalers) will not be sent home with a student. A parent/guardian or other designated adult must pick-up a medication from the Health Office.