• Medication Administration Policy
    Whenever possible, medication should be administered at home.  If it is necessary for a student to receive medication during school hours, it may be administered under the following conditions (Board Policy #210):
         1.  The following principles will apply with regard to prescription medications:
              a.  All prescription medications must be brought to school in the container from the pharmacy with a current prescription label.
              b.  A written request from the physician to administer the medication must accompany prescription medication.
              c.  All medication should be administered through the nurse's office.  In situations where it is necessary for medications to be carried by a student (inhalers or Epi-pens), clearance must be obtained through the nurse's office and the proper medication permission forms must be on file in the office.
              d.  Medication will not be dispensed without written permission from a parent.
     
         2.  Non-prescription medications may be administered under the following conditions:  All medications given in school require a doctor's order.  This includes nonprescription or over the counter medications.  Our school physician has given us a standing order for Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Tums, cold and cough remedies, Lactaid, Midol, and Benadryl.  With these orders in place, only a parent's signature is needed for our staff to administer the medication.  ALL OTHER medications require an order from your doctor.
          
              a.  Permission indicated by a parent on the emergency transportation form or note from parent requesting administration of specific non-prescription medication.
              b.  Medication must be in the original container.
    	  c.  Students will be allowed to keep throat lozenges and cough drops in their homerooms.  These must be accompanied by a note from a parent.
          3.  In all cases, confidentiality will be respected in regard to student medication.  Relevant information will be shared only with appropriate personnel.
     
          4.  The school district retains the discretion to reject requests for administration of medication.
     
     
     
Last Modified on April 4, 2025