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HEALTH SERVICES

The school employs a registered nurse who gives first aid which is defined as the immediate temporary care given in case of accident or sudden illness. In the event that your child has a serious injury, a persistent illness or an elevation of temperature, the nurse will call you by telephone. Failing to contact you or an authorized designee by phone the nurse may call the school physician or your family physician if, in her opinion, a doctor is needed.

Periodically the nurse checks the general well being of your child, recording the condition of your child's eyes, hearing and teeth. He! she will also be weighed and measured. Physical defects found during this screening process will be reported to you.

It is the policy of the Kinnelon Public Schools not to administer medication. If, under emergency circumstances, a child is required to take medication during school hours and the parent cannot be at school to administer the medication, prescriptive medication may be administered in the school only by the Registered Nurse.

The prescriptive medication must be in a container bearing the pharmacy label and must include the name of the child. There must be a written request by the parent or guardian and physician that the nurse administer the prescriptive medication during school hours as prescribed on the labeled bottle.

In the event the medication is a non-prescriptive drug, a written re quest still must be provided by the parent or guardian and physician so that the nurse may lawfully administer the non-prescriptive medication during school hours as prescribed by the physician. All medication, prescriptive or non-prescriptive, for students who do not have adult status, must be delivered to the school by the parent or by a responsible adult who has written permission by the child's parent or guardian to deliver such medication.