Health Services

Should a student become ill at any time during the day, the nurse’s office is available. The office is located on the ground floor across from the lunchroom. Questions about health and diet should be directed to the school nurse. Please have consideration for others and do not send your child to school when ill. Please do not send children to school with a fever (100 F or higher), suspected strep throat, rash of unknown origin, vomiting or diarrhea. students are not to return to school until they are without fever, vomiting or diarrhea for at least 24 hours. Remember, if a child’s fever is even slightly elevated in the morning (99F or higher) it may be a fever by the afternoon. students with suspected strep throat should remain at home until the throat culture result is obtained and/or until the student has been on an antibiotic for at least 24 hours.

illness notification to school

Please inform our nurse of any serious illness or injury, or anything of a highly contagious nature. it is essential that the nurse have information regarding allergies to food, medication, bee stings and any chronic health conditions such as seizures, asthma or diabetes.

Medications

whenever possible, medication should be taken at home. if medication must be taken at school, the medication must be in the original container or prescription bottle with a note from the parent specifying the dosage, time to be given, number of days to be given and reason medication is to be taken. Students are not to carry medications on their persons or to keep them in their backpacks or lockers. students with asthma or severe allergies should have extra emergency medications sent to school and kept in the nurse’s office. These include quick relief inhalers and auto injectable epinephrine. Parents should supply emergency medication for all field trips.

Physical health Forms

Physical exam forms and emergency cards are due from fifth-, seventh-, eighth- and new sixth-grade students by aug. 1. students who have not turned in their forms will not be allowed to practice with their team (seventh and eighth) or participate in P.E. classes (fifth and sixth).

coVid-19 Guidance

in 2021-2022, unvaccinated students must mask. surgical masks and Ths cloth masks are permitted. no cloth masks other than the Ths cloth masks are permitted. symptom screening may be required. should you receive a screening notice it must be completed prior to arriving at school. any possible exposures to coVid-19 should be reported to the school nurse immediately. a decision will be made on a case-by-case basis to determine exposure risk and if a quarantine period is required. students will not be permitted on campus until they have received clearance from the school nurse. students experiencing possible symptoms of coVid-19 (fever, cough, shortness of breath, sudden loss of taste and/or smell, headache, fatigue, muscle or body aches, Gii upset, or sore throat) will not be permitted on campus. Please keep your child at home and notify the school nurse immediately. Parents/Guardians should call the delaware department of Public health (2-1-1) for guidance regarding presenting symptoms and information on coVid-19 testing, in addition to notifying their primary care provider. length of isolation for the sick child will be determined by a medical provider on a case-by case basis, as well as, length of time for household members to quarantine. Parent/ Guardian must call the school nurse prior to the student returning to campus for a review of current symptoms and course of illness.