Student Medication Policy
"The administration of
prescribed medication and/or medically-prescribed treatments to a student during
school hours will be permitted only when failure to do so would jeopardize the
health of the student, the student would not be able to attend school if the
medication or treatment were not made available during school hours, or the
child is disabled and requires medication to benefit from his/her educational
program."
In order to maintain the
highest level of student safety, the following medication dispensing procedure
will be used:
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The prescription must be
in its original container with dated pharmacy label, brought to school by a
parent/guardian.
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Written authorization
from the student's parent/guardian must be on file in the school office.
"Students may possess
and self-administer a metered dose or dry powder inhaler for relief of asthma,
or before exercise to prevent onset of asthma symptoms, while at school, on
school-sponsored transportation, or at any school-sponsored activity in accord
with the Superintendent's guidelines, if the following conditions are
met:
and
The building
administrator has received a copy of the written approvals from the
physician and the parent/guardian." (Board of Education Gladstone
Area Schools, Use of Medication 5330).