From the nurse...

Dear Parent(s):
I have really enjoyed getting to know your children the past few months. Cold and flu season is here. I would like to ask for parental cooperation during this time.

Please encourage good hand washing with soap and water at home and school.

Do not send children to school with known fever, rash, vomiting or diarrhea. This will help reduce the spread of germs. Please remember that if your child has had a fever of 100.0 or higher within 24 hours they have to stay at home.

I CANNOT administer prescription medication without written consent from the prescribing doctor and the appropriate paper work is filled out in the nurse’s office.

Please do not send children to school with prescription medication, it has to be brought to the nurse’s office by a parent. I will not give it unless the parent has brought it to me and the medication authorization form has been signed.

I CANNOT give Advil or Tylenol if the student does not have his/her own bottle available at school and the proper paperwork filled out. The school does not furnish any medication.

Please do not send any medications, prescriptions or over the counter in a zip lock bag. They must be in the original container. I will not be able to accept them or dispense them to the children.

If you would like for me to give your child Tylenol/Motrin/Tums, etc., please come by my office to fill out the proper paperwork and drop off medication.

Thanks for your cooperation!

Paige Pope, School Nurse