Student Health Services
If a student is required to take medication during school hours and the parent cannot come to the
school to administer the medicine, then the school nurse will give medicine under the following
certain guidelines:
● The parent/legal guardian is required to deliver the medication to the school nurse and
sign a district medication form.
● Medication that is to be taken 1 to 3 times per day is to be given at home unless physician
order states a specific time during school hours.
●Do not send medications on the bus or into school with a student. All medication
must be brought in by an adult in the original prescription container labeled with the
following typed information:
● Student’s name
● Name of medication
● Time(s) to be administered
● Dosage
● Route or directions for use
● Approximate duration of use
● Physician’s name
● Date
● Pharmacy name, address, phone number
● A non-prescription (over the counter) medication must also be accompanied by the
medication form and in the original container with the ingredients listed for the
medication. The parent must provide the same type information as that of the
prescription drugs (dates, times, dosage, etc.).
● The only non-prescription (over the counter) medications allowed to be given at school
without a medical doctor’s order are Tylenol, Ibuprofen, TUMS, cough drops, and
Benadryl (for allergic reactions only).
● Over the counter medications combined cannot be provided to student more than twice a
week without a physician’s order.
● No more than 1 month’s supply of any medication should be brought to school.
● If a student needs to self-carry an emergency medication at school, a parent/legal
guardian must come in and fill out the required authorization form along with supplying a
physician’s order. Self-carry requires a school nurse evaluation and may be denied due to
safety concerns.
● Any changes in medication must be accompanied by a new form and a new label
indicating the changes. A faxed or hard copy physician’s order to change the
administration of a drug is required.● A parent/guardian must pick up all medication by the last full day of school. Any
medication left in the nurse’s office after the last full day of school will be destroyed.
● Above and beyond the school registration form, it is the parent/legal guardian’s
responsibility to notify the school nurse of any medical problems. All medical and
authorization forms must be updated at the beginning of each school year.
● School personnel and employees cannot be responsible for the adequacy of prescribed
medications or medical treatments recommended by physicians or related medical
professionals and/or supplied by pharmacist or other sources outside of the school and,
therefore, will assume no responsibility for the effects of such medications or treatments
upon students.
● Please do not send your student to school if they are exhibiting the following symptoms:
a temperature of 100.0 or greater, vomiting, or diarrhea. They must be 24 hours’
symptom free without medication to return to class.
● Parents/legal guardians will be required to pick up their student from school if their
student presents with the following: temperature 100 or greater, vomiting, excessive
diarrhea, live head lice, live bed bugs, or per nursing assessment.
● Toileting assistance requires a physician’s order related to a medical condition.
Parents/legal guardians will be called to the school to assist with toileting if no current
medical documentation is on file.
● Students must have a pass given by their teacher before they can see the school nurse. No
one is to come to the nurse’s office in between classes without a pass unless it is an
emergency.
● All students needing to check out because of an illness or injury must do so through the
nurse’s office. The nurse is only allowed to call a legal parent/guardian to pick up a
student. Written consent must be on file with attendance if another person may be called.
Students are not to check out for any medical reason by using the office telephone or
cell phones.
● Should a student be injured during the school day or with a school-sponsored activity, an
accident report must be filed with the school nurse for school accident insurance to be
used.
● ALLERGIES: Please note all student allergies on the registration form. In accordance
with the TN Department of Education and the TN Department of Health guidelines,
Bradley County Schools will adhere to procedures for Life-Threatening Allergies. A
documented diagnosis is required for an individual student health plan. Bradley County
Schools will not serve peanut butter in the Child Nutrition Program. Students are not to
trade or share snacks or food. Students are encouraged to practice hand-washing and
self-advocacy.
● Per school discretion, all outside food for school events or classroom parties must be
store bought with ingredients/nutrition label listed. Please check with your school
principal and or school nurse to confirm whether store bought foods can be brought in for
school related occasions.
● Floral deliveries or latex balloons are per school discretion due to extreme allergies.
Please check with your school principal and or school nurse to confirm whether floral
deliveries or latex balloons are permitted.
● IMMUNIZATIONS: No students entering school, including those entering
Kindergarten, Middle or High School, those from out-of-state and those from nonpublic
schools, will be permitted to enroll (or attend) without proof of immunization, as
determined by the Commissioner of Public Health. It is the responsibility of the parents
or guardians to have their children immunized and to provide such proof on the state
required immunization certificate to the principal and or school nurse which the student is
to attend. Exceptions, in the absence of an epidemic or immediate threat thereof, will be
granted to any child whose parent or guardian shall file with school authorities a signed,
written statement that such measures conflict with his/her religious tenets and practices;
or due to medical reasons if such child has a written statement from his/her doctor
excusing him from such immunization. Proof of exceptions will be in writing and filed in
the same manner as other immunization records.
MEDICATION
Medication shall be administered only when the student’s health requires that it be given during
school hours. All prescription medication must be brought to the school in the original container
with the pharmacy label containing all the information needed. All non-prescription medications
must be in their original containers with the child’s name affixed. A medication form must becompleted in the office for written authorization to administer. Students are not allowed to
carry medications of any kind other than an inhaler. Students that carry inhalers must
complete a Self-Carry Contract at the beginning of each school year.
NURSE
Please contact the school nurse at the beginning of each school year if your child has medical
needs or requires medication to be administered during the school day. The school nurse will
contact parents as medical concerns arise. It is vital that the school has updated contact
information so you can be reached in case of an emergency. School policy states that students
that have a fever over 100.4 or vomiting must be symptom-free without the aid of medication for
a minimum of 24 hours before returning to school. Students at Charleston Elementary have the
opportunity to use the Tele-Medicine service through Ocoee Pediatrics. Registration forms will
be sent home at the beginning of each school year. Students must have a registration form on file
in order to use this service. At the end of the school year, all medications must be collected by
parents prior to or on the last student day of school. Contact the school nurse at 336-2232 with
questions or concerns.