Use of Medications
If any pupil must receive (be administered) medication during school hours, it shall be the policy of the District to provide adequate control and supervision in the administration of the medication when needed. This policy pertains to all medications.
Prescription Medications Given by Mouth
• Parents should determine, with their physician's counsel, whether the medication schedule can be adjusted to avoid administering medication during school hours.
• When medication must be administered at school, written permission on the Parent's Request for Administration of Medication at School Form signed by the parent or guardian, must be kept in the medication administration area and retained until the end of the school year. A new request form must be submitted each school year and for each new medication.
• The order of the physician must appear on the Parent's Request for Administration of Medication at School Form. The original prescription bottle will serve as an alternative to the physician's signature. If this has not been done, the school nurse may call the physician for a telephone order to be followed by written orders.
• The medication must be given by an adult: administrator, teacher, or another staff person designated by the administrator, such as the secretary, para educator, etc. Unless administered by a school nurse (R.N.), the medication must be administered in the presence of another adult.
• Prescription medication may be self administered at the high school level with written permission of the parent and physician on the Medication Prescriber/Parent Authorization Form for Self Administration/Self Possession. Over the counter medication may be self administered in grades 7-12. Parents are encouraged to notify school staff if the student is on long term medication, for example, antieleptics, psychotropic medication etc.
• All prescription medications must be in the original container labeled by the pharmacy. The label must specify the
name of the medication, the dosage to be given, and the time of administration, as well as the student's name. Over the counter medications must be in the original container.
• If, for supportable reasons, the principal wishes to discontinue the privilege of a student self administering a medication, s/he shall notify the parent of this decision in sufficient time for an alternative administration to be established.
• Parents must notify the school in writing if the medication dosage, schedule, or procedure is changed or eliminated.
• Refill of all medications shall be the responsibility of the parents. For grades K-6, parents must deliver medication to/from school. For grades 7-12, agreement between parent and principal for satisfactory arrangements for transportation of medication should be made. Daily carrying of medication should be avoided, unless previous arrangements have been made through the school principal.
• Any unused medication unclaimed by the parent will be destroyed by school personnel when a prescription is no longer to be administered or at the end of the school year.
• Pupil medication containers shall be kept in a locked and reasonably secure place (safe, file cabinet, locked box, etc.) not
accessible to pupils with the exception of emergency medication such as Epinephrine which shall be kept in a safe but
unlocked area.
• At the discretion of the teacher, or upon request of the doctor or parents, a Medication Monitoring Record may be kept
daily to record effects of the medication. This record may be copied and sent to the physician or parent. The original
will be kept in the student's records.
• The first (or initial) dose of a new medication will not be given at school due to the possibility of an allergic reaction.
• A count of any medication classified as a controlled substance will be taken upon delivery of the medication to school. The
date of receipt plus amount received will be recorded in the comment section of the "School District Daily Medication
Log."