The Montessori School of Northern Virginia, Inc. discourages the use of medication by students in school during the school day. Any necessary medication that possibly can be taken before or after school should be so prescribed. Injectable medications are not facilitated in schools except in emergency situations. School personnel will, when it is absolutely necessary, facilitate the use of medication during the school day and while participating in outdoor education programs and overnight field trips according to the procedures outlined with this form. Regarding Medication at MSNV Medications should be taken at home whenever possible in order that the student not lose valuable classroom time or have a shortened lunch period.
Some medications also require physician orders.
The parent or guardian must transport medication to school and turn to over to school personnel . No medication may be accepted by school personnel without receipt of completed and appropriate medication forms. Prescription drugs must be appropriately labeled by the pharmacist to include the information requested in number 3 above. The first dose of any new medication must be given at home. The parent or guardian is responsible for submitting a new form to school each time there is a change in the dosage or in the time at which the medication is to be taken.