SCHOOL CLINIC

First aid will be administered in the clinic.  Our objective is for children to remain in school.

However, your child should stay home if he/she might spread a contagious disease to other children, or is too sick to get through the school day.  Children who are sick have a hard time learning, and may cause other children to become sick.

Your child should not come to school if any of the following conditions apply:

• Fever of 100°F or above, or 99°F with any symptoms of illness.  Students must be fever free, without fever reducing medication (Tylenol, Motrin) for 24 hours before returning to school
• Runny nose with a cold
• Persistent cough
• Sore throat
• Swollen glands
• Earache
• Eye redness with burning, scratching, swelling or discharge
• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain.  (A student may not need to go home with a single episode of vomiting or diarrhea if there is no fever and he/she feels well.  For recurring vomiting and/or diarrhea, the student should remain at home unless a physician determines the condition is not communicable.)
• Rash with fever or sign of illness, or rash of unknown cause
• Open sore with drainage of fluid or pus
• Suspected impetigo, scabies, or lice that is not being treated
• Any communicable disease

Parents will be called and asked to pick up a student who is determined to be too sick to remain at school.   If parents are not available, the emergency contact will be called.  A student’s completed clinic card contains important health and emergency contact information, which is kept confidential.  Please notify the school if any information changes including medical conditions, telephone numbers, place of employment, or emergency contact.  You are welcome to call or email the school clinic worker at 678-542-2333 or Alice_Boyle@gwinnett.k12.ga.us to discuss any concerns.

MEDICATIONS

To insure the safety of all students at our school, medication must be brought to the clinic for safe storage. If a student requires medication during school hours, it will be necessary for the parent to bring the medication in its original container to the clinic, along with a completed “Administration of Medication Request” form.

HEALTH MANGEMENT PLANS

A plan will be utilized to help meet the needs of students who have a chronic health condition.  The county nurse and school clinic worker will work with parents to develop a plan that will address issues that may regularly occur, or suddenly arise during the school day.