Your school nurses wanted to remind you of a few things we'll need before the first day of school so that we can keep all students healthy, safe and ready to learn :)

• If your child has a life threatening health condition (Asthma, Severe Allergy requiring an Epi-pen, Seizure, Diabetes) please be sure to bring in your child's care plan and medication to the school clinic before the first day of school.

• Please provide the clinic with updated immunization records. Remember 6th graders need to have their Tdap and Varicella vaccines.

• If your child will require medications at school, we must have medication orders signed by the doctor and the parent/guardian and medication in the original container before we can administer medication at school.

Did you know that state law requires that the school nurse review student health conditions yearly? On our new and returning enrollment paperwork, there is a section called health issues and permissions. This is the way our school nurses keep up to date on whether students have health conditions requiring a care plan or medications at school. We are currently reviewing our files to ensure all students have a signed health inventory for this school year.

*If your child had medication in the clinic this year, you will need to pick it up on the last day of school. This includes daily medications, epi-pens and inhalers.

*If your child has Asthma, Severe Allergies, Seizures, Diabetes or another health condition requiring a care plan, we will mail out blank forms after school is out. These care plans MUST be completed before the start of next school year.

Make your doctor's appointments now so you will be sure to have all the required paperwork ready for the beginning of the school year.
If you have questions about whether your child needs a care plan at school, please call the clinic at your school and speak with a nurse.