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 ________________________________________________
