Health Services

The School Nurse is a licensed nurse who is responsible for each student's health status and to aid the student in obtaining optimum physical and mental health status and to aid the student in obtaining optimum physical and mental health. Some of her duties include the following:

• Supervision of Health Aides in health office.
• Do health assessments of potential special education students.
• Perform first aid services to students and staff members.
• Assist in communicable disease central.
• Refer students to appropriate health agencies when necessary.
• Vision and hearing screening.
• Serve as a resource for teachers and counselors.
• Member of the School Crisis Team.
• Render health counseling to students and parents.
• Teach First Aid and CPR classes to the Health Aides and other school employees.
• Administer prescribed student medication as needed. Secondary students are allowed to carry most medications with parent permission.
• The student should register the medication in the nurse's office.
• Monitors the school immunization program to ensure that each student is up-to-date with their immunizations.

Students who become ill or injured during the school day should report to their teacher and the teacher will issue a Hall Pass to the Health office. The personnel in the office can administer ONLY minor first aid. NO MEDICATION CAN BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS STUDENTS MAY REMAIN IN THE HEALTH OFFICE FOR A MAXIMUM OF ONE PERIOD AFTER WHICH HE/SHE WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETURN TO CLASSES OR GO HOME. If the student requires medical attention or needs to go home, the parent/guardian will be notified. The student can only be released to the parent/guardian will be notified. The student can only be released to the parent/guardian or the adult designee of the parent/guardian. An up-to-date emergency card must be on file in the Health Office for every student.