A state-required health form will be mailed to each entering student's family and 7th graders. This form, accompanied by certification of successful immunization for diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps, and rubella must be returned before the first day of school. For returning students, there is a special health form, filled out by parents with current immunization records from the physician to keep our records current. Students must have updated medical forms and emergency numbers to begin school in September. The school staff may not give prescription medication without a signed medication form.
Forms are available in the school office.
Parents are asked to be sure the pharmacist fills a separate bottle to leave in school. All medicines, labeled with the child's name and directions for administering, are kept in the office. Tylenol and other over the counter medications are given to a child only with specific written permission from a doctor or from a parent for a particular problem. If a child experiences a mild discomfort, such as a sore throat, headache, or nausea, the staff determines the appropriate treatment following the guidelines of the child's medical information form. Scrapes and abrasions are washed with soap and covered with a Band-Aid.