Medication at School:

The law requires the parent and the doctor sign a permission sheet before any medication can be administered at school. The medicine must be in its original container with the student's name, dosage and doctor’s name on it. Medicine will be kept in the office. School personnel may not give any kind of non-prescription medication (including aspirin, cough drops, and all over the counter products) unless a permission sheet is completed by a doctor. If any changes occur in the type of drugs, dosage, and/or time, a new permission sheet must be completed and a newly labeled container must be brought to the school office.

The school nurse is responsible for the overall supervision of medication administration in all U.S.D. # 413 attendance centers. A staff member at each building will be assigned to administer medication. After administering the medication, the assigned staff member will record the student's name, medicine name, dosage and time. Then, they will sign the log sheet indicating the staff member giving the medication.

We realize this is an inconvenience to parents but the school has no other choice. Please be sure to follow this policy so situations will not arise which may be embarrassing to staff, parents or students.