Berea High School Health Room                             *Espanol

Mrs. Beverly Keith, LPN	.   355-1607		e-mail	.     .	Medical Ency.
Mrs. Connie Cessarich, RN	.   355-3157       .		e-mail	.     .

Health Room Policy and Procedures:

Medication Policy

All prescription medication must be delivered to the school nurse or other designated school employee by the student’s parent, legal guardian or a previously designated adult. If your child brings over-the-counter medication, it must be brought to the Health Room before school starts. It is against School District Policy for a student to carry ANY medication on their person without prior approval. All medication must be maintained in the Health Room. Violations of the medication policy are dealt with sternly. Medication needed on field trips is also covered by this policy and must be administered by an individual designated by the principal. There are separate permission forms for medication on field trips.

For your child’s safety please remember:

• Absolutely no medication will be given without written parental permission.
• School nurses may not administer the first dose of any medication. (Student should be monitored by parent for possible side effects following initial dose).
• School nurses are legally required to administer only medications with FDA approval.
• All PRESCRIPTION medication must be administered as labeled and OTC medications may not exceed package directions.
• ALL MEDICATION MUST BE IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER. No medication will be given from zip-lock bags or envelopes.
• Any medication given every day for longer than TWO WEEKS must have written Physician’s Authorization. This includes Tylenol, Ibuprofen, etc.
• No medication containing ASPIRIN OR PPA can be given at school without a doctor’s authorization. This includes but is not limited to Pepto Bismal, Excedrin, and some OTC cold medications.
• If your child forgets to take a morning dose of medication, school nurses are not allowed to give that dose at school. Parents may come to the Health Room to give the missed dose.
• Students with medication prescribed by a health care provider contained in the original packaging and appropriately labeled may carry these medications, may self-monitor and may self-administer these medications only if we have permission from the prescribing doctor and the parent/legal guardian. If there is sufficient evidence that unsupervised self-monitoring or self-medicating would seriously jeopardize the safety of the student or others, the school district may refuse to allow the student to carry his/her medication.

- Parents are requested to notify the school of any serious physical handicap that their student may have.

Contacting Parents

If your child comes to the Health Room and needs to go home, we must contact a parent or legal guardian. We cannot send a student home with anyone until a parent has been notified. This is why it is so very important that we have current information about how to contact you at all times. If your child has an emergency situation or needs immediate care that cannot be provided at school, those contacts you list on the Health Card will be called IF we cannot reach a parent first. Please understand that this is for your child’s protection.

The Health Card

On the first day of school your child will be given an Emergency Information sheet to be completed by a parent. This is very important. Please print all information clearly. This will be the only way we have to reach you in case of an emergency at school. If at anytime ANY of this information should change please notify your school nurse immediately.

State Immunization Requirements

A child cannot be admitted to any school or child development program without a valid SC Certificate of Immunization or a medical, religious, or special exemption.

Immunizations required by SC law are Tetanus containing vaccine (Dtap, DT or TD), Polio, Measles (two doses), Rubella (German Measles), and Mumps. Hepatitis B Immunizations is required for students entering all grades. The Varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccine or history of disease is required for all students admitted to kindergarten, and first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades.

If your child does not have a valid certificate, take his/her shot records to your physician or the county Health Department (282-4100). A parent or adult authorized by the parent must accompany a student under 16 who requires shots. For further information, call Medical Health Services at 355-3170.

Our Services

Vision Screening

All students in the 9th grade will be screened for distant vision problems. If your child does not pass this screening, he will be screened again in two weeks. If he/she does not pass this screening, you will be notified that your child needs further evaluation by a Physician or Optometrist. Please have this letter completed and return it to your School Nurse. If your child is not in one of these grades, and you would like to have their vision screened, please send a note to your child’s Nurse and he/she will be glad to screen your child.

Partners For Healthy Children

This is state insurance program offered to low income families for children under 19. If you are interested call 1-800-549-0820.

Forms:  1. Parent Permission for Medical Procedures
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                   2.  Pysician's Authorization for Medical Procedure to be Done at School
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                   3.  Pysician's Authorization to Administer Medication
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                   4.  Parental Permission to Give Medication
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                   5.  Parental Permission for Prescription Inhaler
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                   6.  Physician's Authorization for Prescription Inhaler
 

Other

• Student Emergency Information Sheet
• DHEC Official List of Conditions Requiring Exclusion From School
• Head Lice FAQs