A Note from Nurse Becki
Dear parent/guardian:
We would like to inform you of the policies that have been put in place to ensure the health and safety of children needing medication during the school day.
Our school district requires that the following forms must be on file in your child’s health record before we begin to give any medicine (including over the counter medications which includes SUNSCREEN AND BUG SPRAY, Tylenol and Motrin) at school.
- Signed consent by the parent or guardian to give the medicine. Please complete the enclosed consent form and give it to your school nurse;
AND
- Signed medication order. The written medication order form should be taken to your child’s licensed prescriber (your child’s physician, nurse practitioner, etc.) for completion and returned to the school nurse. This order must be renewed as needed and at the beginning of each academic year.
Medicines should be delivered to the school in a pharmacy or manufacture-labeled container by you or a responsible adult whom you designate. Please ask your pharmacy to provide separate bottles for school and home. No more than a thirty day supply of the medicine should be delivered to the school. The number of doses will be verified in writing by school staff at time of delivery.
When your child needs a medicine to be given during the school day, please act quickly to follow these policies so we may begin to give the medicine as soon as possible. Thank you for your help.
Rebecca Touponce RN
School Nurse
Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School
413-644-2373