Keeping Fort Campbell Schools Healthy

PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILDREN TO:
            1.  wash their hands often at home and school.
            2.  cover their coughs and sneezes with tissues and dispose of them properly after use.
            3.  eat healthy meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
            4.  be well rested.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN IF THEY:
            1.  have had a fever in the past 24 hours.
            2.  have had diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting the night prior to school.
            3. have been diagnosed with strep throat, pink eye, impetigo or other contagious conditions and have NOT been on antibiotics or other treatment for at least 24 hours unless a physician (M.D.) has given written permission to return to school before the 24 hour period and the parent presents this note to the school personnel upon student’s return, have had a “bad cough”, extremely runny nose or nasal stuffiness that did not allow them to rest well the night prior to school.

Medication Policy

Over-the-counter medication policy.  No over-the counter medication will be given to students during the school day.  (This includes such medication as Tylenol, Tums, Benadryl, Bacitracin, Calamine lotion).

Only prescription medication will be given at school:

• A medical authorization from the doctor and approval from the parent/guardian are necessary for a prescription medication to be given at school.
• Prescriptions must be in separately labeled bottle/s, provided by the pharmacy, containing only that medication to be taken at school.

When students become ill during the day, parents will be called to pick them up.  Parents will be responsible for picking up their child.  Please select a person(s) to be called in case of emergency and you cannot be reached.  The emergency contact person must agree to pick up your child and be documented in the medical record as the contact person.

The school nurse does not provide a “sick call” clinic.  If a student has a fever or is sick in the morning before they leave for school, please keep your child home or make arrangements with someone to keep him/her.  If the child has an injury that needs attention, please take him/her emergency room or to see their primary care doctor.  Students must be fever-free for at least 24 hours (without the use of Tylenol) before returning to school.

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