HEALTH ROOM

The Health Room is available during the school day to handle minor injuries and illnesses that occur at school.  If an injury or illness requires parental and/or medical attention, the School Nurse (or other school personnel) will notify the parent/guardian or designated emergency contact.  We must have a current, working emergency contact number.

Attendance at school is very important – if a child is not present, he/she cannot learn.  However, if your child has a fever, is vomiting, or is extremely uncomfortable from other symptoms, please keep him/her at home.  If your child is going to be absent, or late to school, please call and leave a brief message.  The School Nurse attempts to contact every absentee each day (if we have not heard from the parent/guardian), so calling with this information is very helpful.

Certain medical conditions require proof of treatment before your child can be readmitted to school.  Please use the following guidelines before sending your child back to school.

1.                 Pink eye or ringworm of the scalp require a doctor’s note indicating that treatment is in progress and the student may return to school.

2.                 Ringworm of the body or extremities requires proof of treatment (such as sales receipt and packaging from treatment product, or a doctor’s note): lesions must be covered while at school.

3.                 Head lice requires proof of treatment as stated above, and the student must be free of all nits before returning to school.