ILLNESS MEDICATION

In fairness to everyone, please do not send ill children to school. If your child is running a temperature, has a serious cough, has recurrent vomiting or diarrhea, a greennasal discharge, a communicable disease (chicken pox-return to school one (1) week after last lesion erupts), pink eye, antibiotics-insure that child has taken the medication for at least 23 hours before returning to school. If your child has an unexplained rash it is important for him or her to stay home. If a child arrives with, or develops these symptoms after arriving at school you will be called to pick up your child. Arrangements must be made to pick up your child immediately after the signs or symptoms are noticed.

Please keep your cell phone on during school hours.

If you desire that sunscreen and/or diaper ointment be applied to your child you must provide written authorization and noting any known adverse reactions. The sunscreen and/or diaper ointment must be in the original container and labeled with child's name. The school does not apply insect repellent. The only medication the school will administer will be Epi-pens and inhalers.
Check for expiration dates. We require that a doctor's note, with instructions, be included with the medicine package. Medication must be in the original package, from the pharmacy, which includes the prescription label. Effective July 1, 2008, the Code of Virginia requires child care facilities to report outbreaks of diseases that are more than normally expected. The health department is a partner in protecting the health of the community. The school will only administer medication that has a written doctor's note, complete with written instructions. This note must be included with the original package from the pharmacy, which includes the prescription label.