HEALTH

Nurse: The services of the district school nurse are available

to us..

Medication: No prescription medication may be given to a

child in school unless a doctor prescribes it. Parents

must fill out the Authorization for Administration of

Medication During School Hours Form before medication

can be dispensed. The forms are available in the office and

on our website.

Illness & Accidents: Please do not send your child to school when he/she is sick. Fever, vomiting, rashes, diarrhea, etc. are symptoms that a parent should check before sending a child to school.

If a child becomes ill or is injured in school, every attempt will be made to contact the parent. If a parent is not available, the person you have listed on the Emergency Form will be called.

If we cannot contact you and emergency treatment is needed, we we (with your permission) will call a doctor or transport the child to the doctor. You have given this permission on the Emergency Form that was completed at the Open House. A report of the injury and the action taken will be kept on file in the school office.

Insurance: In spite of all precautions, accidents will happen. It is therefore advised that you have some kind of insurance coverage for your children.

Vision Screening: Vision screening is done as a matter of routine each year. It is important that the child be taken to an eye doctor if he/she has a trouble seeing.

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Head Lice: Head lice are a problem, especially during the fall. It takes all of us working together to control them. Please check your child’s head on a regular basis each week, especially behind the ears and at the back of the head and neck. Nits (eggs) are firmly attached to the hair and cannot be flicked off like

dandruff. You can wash your hair every day with ordinary shampoo and still have head lice. If your child has lice:

1. Use special shampoo.

2. Wash bedding in hot water (above 150 F) and dry

in a hot dryer or iron with a hot iron. Wash and

dry recently worn clothing (including coats, caps, and scarves) in hot temperatures.

Clothing or bedding that cannot be

washed may be dry cleaned or sealed in a

double plastic bag for two weeks.

3. Disinfect combs, brushes, and similar items by:

- soaking in the medicated shampoo for 4 min. or,

- soaking in a 2% Lysol solution for one hour or,

- boiling water for 10 minutes.

4. Clean floors, furniture and carpeting with thorough

vacuuming only. The use of insecticide