School nurses see students with numerous conditions, ranging from simple colds or runny noses to scraped knees or bruises from the playground to more serious conditions such as mouth injuries or broken bones. The school nurses office administers all medications. The medicines are locked in a secure cabinet and given according to the doctor's instructions. When parents enroll their children, they need to report this information. The school nurse is responsible for making other adults in the school aware.
All medical information is confidential.
My child is diabetic and must eat frequently. It is important that my child not be made to feel different. Your child's special needs will be handled by arrangement with the nurses' office and your child's teacher. Make arrangement to speak to the school nurse. Teachers take students' medical information forms with them on field trips so that emergency telephone numbers and other essential information is readily available.