UPLIFT EDUCATION
HEALTH OFFICE POLICY
DISPENSING OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS AT SCHOOL
ALL prescriptions MUST be in the ORIGINAL, current, pharmacy labeled bottle with drug
name, dosage, time of dosing, physician’s name and phone number printed on the bottle. A
written note signed by the parent, stating the purpose and duration the medication is to be
administered, must accompany the prescription and include the parent’s emergency daytime
phone numbers.
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Parents should deliver medications to the clinic for their children.
Paperwork MUST be filed and signed by the parent.
Students should NEVER have ANY medications in their backpacks, purses
or on themselves!
Medication will be secured, stored and administered only in the nurse’s office.
Medication packaged as a physician’s sample must be accompanied by a written, signed
prescription by the doctor, including all of the information listed above. Prescription medication
will only be given if the parent and physician’s current phone numbers are on file in the nurse’s
office.
It is the responsibility of all middle and upper school students to remember to come to the
nurse’s office to take their dosage at the prescribed time. The school reserves the right to
withhold a student’s medication if any of the above stated conditions are not met or questions
arise about the drug’s appropriate use.
Students with asthma or severe allergic reactions are required to have signed medication
administration and emergency forms on file in the nurse's offices. Students in grades 6-12 may
carry and self-administer their own "rescue" inhalers and epi-pens if the appropriate paperwork
is on file with the school nurse's office. Spare inhalers kept in the "Nurse's Office" are always
advised and easily accessible in case an emergency occurs.
Dispensing of Over the Counter (OTC) / Non-Prescription Medications at School
The nursing staff at Uplift Education may administer over the counter medication for five (5)
consecutive days with a written request by the parent or legal guardian. This request must
include a verifying phone number and signature of the student’s parent or legal guardian.
Non-prescription medication must be labeled with the student’s name and be in the original
manufacturer’s container due to questions that may arise regarding dosage or side effects.
OTC medications will be kept in the nurse’s office for the entire school year ONLY if a
medication administration form signed by the physician is provided. If your child needs to take
medication at school, that medication must be provided by the parent/guardian.
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NO aspirin will be given to students. The nurse keeps no medications of any kind in stock.
ANY student found taking medication or giving medication to another student
will be subject to school disciplinary action, subject to review by the dean of
schools or other school administrator to determine appropriate consequences.
Asthma Medication
Send all inhalers with the pharmacy prescription label attached directly on the inhaler. Also,
please send the nurse a copy of the student’s “Asthma Action Plan” as devised by your child’s
physician. If your student has any activity restrictions due to weather or exertion, please, send a
doctor’s note specifying this with the physician’s signature included. For the health and safety of
the student, and so the nurse can monitor their condition, it is advised that all school asthma
medication be stored and administered in the nurse’s office. Equipment for nebulization is
available in the nurse’s office. Parents must provide the tubing and mask or mouthpiece.
All inhalers for students in Kindergarten through 5th grade must be stored and administered in
the nurse’s office.
Severe Allergic Reaction
Medication must be kept with the physician’s written consent in the nurse’s office for a student
with a known hyper-allergic reaction. Ensure that the nurse is aware of any student’s
hypersensitivities to food / environment / insects. (Examples of medication include Benadryl in
a lotion or pill form, Epi-pen, or topical creams.)
An “Allergy Action Plan” is advised to be completed for any student with a known history of
anaphylactic reaction and is available under the forms section of the school’s website.
Self-Administration of Medication
Students in grades 6-12 with diabetes, asthma or anaphylactic reactions may carry and selfadminister their rescue medications if the appropriate paperwork (Diabetes Care Plan, Asthma
Action Plan or Allergy Action Plan signed by their physician) is on file in the nurse’s office.
Spare insulin, inhalers and epinephrine kept in the Nurse’s Office are always advised and easily
accessible in case an emergency occurs.
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Fever
A fever is an oral temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher or, greater than 99.4 degrees under the
arm. Students should not be medicated to reduce a fever and sent to school.
Students MUST be fever free for 24 hours after the temperature has returned to normal
(98.6) without the use of analgesics before attempting to return to school.
Students should NOT be sent to school with medication “to take after they eat lunch”.
Immunizations
In addition to routine immunizations, new State requirements are as follows for all
Kindergarten and 7th grade students.
If your child is going into Kindergarten:
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MMR Vaccine (Measles, mumps and rubella) – Required two dose for Kindergarten
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Hepatitis A Vaccine- Required two dose for Kindergarten
If your child is going into 7th Grade:
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Meningococcal Vaccine – Required for 7th Grade
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Varicella Vaccine – Required two doses for 7th Grade
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Tdap Vaccine (Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis) – Required booster
dose for 7th Grade
PLEASE NOTE, these immunizations are required for your child to have before the start of the 20112012 School Year.
Please visit the nurse’s website for updated immunization requirements by the state of Texas or
visit the State website at http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/immunize/school.
Revised October 13th, 2011