The school employes a full-time nurse to determine the health needs of all students in order to remove health-related barriers to education. The nurse provides emergency care for illnesses or injuries as well as administering first aid and any needed medications. She maintains health records, performs vision, hearing and scoliosis screening.  The nurse is a member of the Special Education team and helps to provide special care to handicapped students and other students requiring special education or services.

Medications

For a student to receive any medication, including over the counter medication such as Tylenol, aspirin, cough syrup during the school day, there must be a medication form on file signed by the doctor and a parent/guardian. Students may not carry any medicine to school.

An adult must hand all medications to the school nurse. All medications must be brought in their original containers. No more than a 45 day school day supply shall be brought to school.

A medicine form must be filled out and given to the nurse for any medications needing to be administered.  Form may be found on the link to the left.

Communicable Diseases

Parents must report all cases of communicable diseases (chicken pox, measles, lice etc.) to the school nurse.

Do not send your child to school with a fever, vomiting, frequent cough or rash of any kind.

When a child is absent, please call the school to notify the teacher or your child's absense, plus an explanatory note from a parent is required upon returning to school. 

If your child is injured or has a communicable disease notify the nurse at phone extension 107.  A note from the doctor is required upon returning to school.