566E2 - Administering Medication in School

Policy Title: Administering Medication in School

Code No.: 566E2

 

Dear Parents,

The Department of Education has asked all school districts to have a policy regarding the administration of medicines in school. If your child needs to bring medication to school, please follow these instructions to insure that the medication will be safely given.

 

A. No over-the-counter medication will be administered at school, unless we have the parent’s

      written permission, and prescription medication will be dispensed to students during a school

      day only if the following requirements are met:

            1) Medication must be in the original container from the pharmacy with the directions

                 clearly stated. (This serves two purposes: Permission from the doctor and direction

                 from the pharmacist.) If you ask your pharmacist, he will give you another labeled

                 container for school. NO BAGGIES OR ENVELOPES WILL BE ACCEPTED AT

                 SCHOOL.

            2) Parents must give written authorization for the administration of the medication.

 

B. Students are to bring all medications to the school office immediately upon their arrival at

school. Students are not to carry medications with them during the class day.

 

C. Parents are responsible for picking up any unused medication (that is a controlled substance) at the end of the school year or when the student is no longer taking medication at CCSD. Failure to do so will result in medication being picked up by local law enforcement personnel.

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN MAKING CERTAIN YOUR CHILD RECEIVES

NEEDED MEDICATION IN A SAFE MANNER

 

REQUEST FOR GIVING MEDICINE AT SCHOOL

   (MUST BE FILLED OUT COMPLETELY)

 

Student’s Name:___________________________  Grade:___________

Teacher:_________________________________            School:___________

Medication:_______________________________             Time Given:________

Date (From):______________________________             (To):______________

 

This medicine is furnished by the parent or guardian with the regular label, the name of the pharmacist, and the name and strength of the medicine. This request must be signed by the parent or guardian to authorize giving medication during school hours. The parent signature below gives Carroll Community Schools Health Staff permission to contact the prescribing physician as deemed

necessary with regard to the above listed student.

 

Parent Signature ____________________________________________________

Significant Information ________________________________________________