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STAYING HEALTHY
Keep yourself and your family healthy by eating right and staying fit. Here are three helpful resources:
HEALTH RECORDS
Health records are maintained on individual students. Your assistance in keeping your child's information up to date is necessary. Send in updated copies of immunizations and any other relevant information to
the Health Office. If your child fails to meet the minimum DoDDs requirements for immunizations he/she will not be able to enroll. A notice will be sent home about a month prior to overdue immunizations.
MEDICATION
Based on DoDDS Health Service Guide, DS Manual 2942, the SCHOOL NURSE DOES NOT ADMINISTER MEDICATION, to include Tylenol, cough drops, or any over-the- counter medication. The only exception is specific
physician prescribed medication. In this case, the following information is needed:
- Written order from the physician stating the name of the medication, dosage, and time medication is to be administered at school.
- Written permission from the parent
- Medications in a pharmacy labeled bottle marked with student's name, name of medication, and time and amount to be taken.
ACCIDENTS/ILLNESSES
Minor cuts, bruises, and scratches occurring on the school premises will be treated in the health office. Parents will receive a note or a phone call from the Health Office, notifying them to the nature
of the injury/illness. Emergency first aid is administered when required. If a student becomes ill or is injured during school hours and requires medical treatment, parents will be notified immediately,
or if deemed necessary, the local ambulance will be called. When a child needs to be sent home, he/she will only be released to an authorized adult. Please keep your emergency contact information up to date.
CONTAGIOUS ILLNESSES
Contagious illnesses visit all schools periodically. To minimize the spreading of infectious illnesses we ask that you follow the school procedures below. If your child has been sent home due to an illness,
before he or she returns to school the child must:
- Be fever free for at least 24 hours
- Have no known rashes
- Using medication (if required for a contagious illness) for at least 24 hours
PINKEYE
If Pinkeye is discovered, parents will be called to pick up their child. The child may return to school once the Pinkeye has cleared or if a physician is administering the proper medication.
LICE
If live lice are found on a student’s head, the student will be sent home to be treated. Students may return to school after treatment has been initiated. If only nits are found, parents will be contacted to
discuss recent treatment history. Treatment history will determine whether the student needs to go home for a treatment or not. Children will not be permitted back at the school until the treatment and combing
alleviates all signs of lice or eggs