Bradenton Christian School Health Room

Medication Policy

Prescription medication may only be dispensed from its original container and accompanied by a physician’s prescription and written parental permission. If your child needs an over-the-counter medication it must have a physician’s prescription and written parental permission. All medication must be delivered to the health room by the student’s parent, legal guardian or a previously designated adult. It is against School Policy for a student to carry ANY medication on their person without prior approval. All medication must be maintained in the Health Room. Medication needed on field trips is also covered by this policy and must be administered by an individual designated by the principal.

For your child’s safety please remember:

• Absolutely no medication will be given without written parental permission.

• School health room personnel may not administer the first dose of any medication. (Student should be monitored by parent for possible side effects following initial dose).

• School health room personnel are legally required to administer only medications with FDA approval.

• All PRESCRIPTION medication must be administered as labeled and OTC medications may not exceed package directions.

• ALL MEDICATION MUST BE IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER. No medication will be given from zip-lock bags or envelopes.

• If your child forgets to take a morning dose of medication, school health room personnel are not allowed to give that dose at school. Parents may come to the Health Room to give the missed dose.

• Students with medication prescribed by a health care provider contained in the original packaging and appropriately labeled may carry these medications, may self-monitor and may self-administer these medications only if we have permission from the prescribing doctor and the parent/legal guardian. If there is sufficient evidence that unsupervised self-monitoring or self-medicating would seriously jeopardize the safety of the student or others, the school may refuse to allow the student to carry his/her medication.

Contacting Parents

If your child comes to the Health Room and needs to go home, we must contact a parent or legal guardian. We cannot send a student home with anyone until a parent has been notified. This is why it is so very important that we have current information about how to contact you at all times. If your child has an emergency situation or needs immediate care that cannot be provided at school, those contacts you list on the Health Card will be called IF we cannot reach a parent first. Please understand that this is for your child’s protection.

The Health Card

On the first day of school your child will be given an Emergency Information sheet to be completed by a parent. This is very important. Please print all information clearly. This will be the only way we have to reach you in case of an emergency at school. If at anytime ANY of this information should change please notify your school health room personnel immediately.

State Immunization Requirements

A child cannot be admitted to any school or child development program without a valid Certificate of Immunization or a medical, religious, or special exemption.

Immunizations required by law are, Tetanus containing vaccine (Dtap, DT or TD), Polio, Measles (two doses), Rubella (German measles), and Mumps. Hepatitis B Immunizations is required for students entering all grades. The Varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccine or history of disease is required for all students admitted to kindergarten, and first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades.

* The State of Florida no longer provides health services to private schools – please have your child see a physician for vision and hearing screenings as well as scoliosis.

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