Dear Parents/Guardians,
School year 2012-2013
Welcome back to Currituck County Schools from your School Nurses!
Please be sure to bring in the required immunization record for your child.
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Kindergarden will need their shot record and physical form to their schools by September
26, 2012.
Sixth grade students will need proof of their required 6th grade DTap, which is to be into
their schools by August 26, 2012.
Any other immunizations required upon registeration in Currituck County will be
discussed when your child is enrolled.
Please note that all students of Currituck County Schools will need a new:
 “Permission to Administer Medication” form completed by your physician before the
school can give any medications. The form has to be signed by the doctor and the parent.
This includes but not limited to both prescribed and over-the-counter medications.
 Medication needs to be in the original bottle or box with the Rx label and any over-the
counter medications need to have the student’s name on it, with the proper ordered mg
according to the doctors’ orders on the package.
 Medication changes require a new doctors’ order and please send us a note in writing if
the medication has been discontinued.
 Please keep in mind this is a yearly process, orders or medications from the last school
year are not kept. The first day of school begins a new year for students as well as
nursing records.
 The schools and nurses need your updated information as soon as it changes so we can
better care for our students.
***We take our students needs and health seriously, so attached is recommendations from
the CDC, which we follow in our nursing care.
Again welcome to the 2012-2013 school year!
Take everyday preventive actions to stop the spread of germs.
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Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in
the trash after you use it.
Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an
alcohol-based hand rub.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Germs spread this way.
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
If you are sick with flu-like illness, CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24
hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. (Your
fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.)
While sick, limit contact with others as much as possible to keep from infecting them.
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Guidelines for Keeping Sick Children Home
Each day many parents are faced with a decision: should they keep their sick child at home or send them
off to school? Often the way a child looks and acts can make the decision an obvious one. Please
consider these guidelines:
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Colds: Please keep your child at home if he/she has a fever over 100 degrees or is experiencing
discomfort that would interfere with his/her ability to perform in school. (i.e. uncontrollable
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coughing, severe lack of energy). If your child experiences green nasal discharge that continues
throughout the day, or a cough lasting longer than ten days, or is accompanied by fever or chills
and is productive of discolored sputum, consult with your physician.
Conjunctivitis (pink-eye): Following a diagnosis of bacterial conjunctivitis, the child may
return to school 24 hours after the first dose of prescribed medication has begun. Students with
viral infection may return when eyes are clear.
Diarrhea/Vomiting: A child with diarrhea and /or vomiting should stay at home and return to
school only after being symptom-free for 24 hours.
Fever: The child should remain at home with a fever greater than 100°. The child can return to
school after he/she has been fever free for 24 hours (without fever-reducing medicine such as
Tylenol or Motrin).
Impetigo: The child with impetigo may return to school 24 hours after treatment has begun. A
doctor's note or proof of prescription is recommended.
Rashes: Common infectious diseases with rashes are most contagious in the early stages. A child
with a suspicious rash should return to school only after a health care provider has made a
diagnosis and authorized the child's return to school.
Strep Throat: A child with strep throat may return to school 24 hours after treatment has
begun.
Headlice: Identification of head lice requires treatment and removal of all live lice before a
student can return to school and decrease present of nits on hair.
Chickenpox: cases must stay home until all lesions are scabbed over, approximately 5 - 7 days.
**A sick child cannot learn effectively and is unable to participate in classes in a meaningful way.
Keeping a sick child home prevents the spread of illness in the school community and allows the child an
opportunity to rest and recover.
Thank You,
Christine Wright RN Elementary Lead Nurse
Moyock Elementary
252-435-6521 fax 252-435-6351