HEALTH
If a student becomes ill during the day, they are sent to the office. Their temperature is taken and if a student has a fever, the student must go home.  The office will notify the parent or guardian of the illness.  This information should be on the emergency file form. Parents/guardians must make arrangements to pick up the child.

Your child must stay home the next day if your child is ill during the night with vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat, fever, etc.

No students will stay in from recess due to illness.  If your child is too sick to be outside, he/she is too sick to be in school.  The only exception will be with a Dr’s. note for a non-communicable illness or injury.  The student will spend that time in the sick room for supervision reasons.

MEDICATION POLICY
No prescription or non-prescription medication will be administered to any student without specific written consent.  No student is allowed to have on his/her person or in his/her locker any type of drug, prescription (except inhalers) or non-prescription.  All medication must be in a labeled container and will be kept in the office.  The only exception to this rule is cough drops.  Students should notify the teacher if they have cough drops to take.

Children with asthma will be able to carry their inhaler with them at all times if a Physicians Consent form is turned in to the office.

A “Physician Order” must accompany any prescription medication to be administered at school.  No prescription medication will be given without this form on file.  The medication should be in a bottle with a clearly marked label stating the child’s name, medication, time of day to be given and doctor’s name.

Medication requests for general types of discomfort will be monitored by teachers, the principal and staff.  This is to protect the student while using the guidelines recommended on labels and to assist them in choosing other ways to deal with their discomfort.

HEALTH SERVICES
The school is responsible for vision and hearing tests, which are done in the fall, and scoliosis screening which is done in the spring.  The school will also check the immunization records, contact parents about health problems and suggest educational programs when needed.

WISCONSIN SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION LAW
Requires that every child attending a Wisconsin school be immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, rubella and hepatitis.  Exceptions are made if a physician certifies immunizations might be harmful to the child or a parent/guardian objects in a written statement for religious or personal conviction reasons.  All new students must provide proof of immunizations or exemptions.  The Public Health Office provides free immunizations for all students.

STUDENT RECORDS
Permanent records of students are kept in the office files.  Records are both current and confidential.  No one handles a cumulative record file except authorized personnel.  Contents of these files may be reviewed by the parent/guardian of the student.  When a transfer of records is requested the administrator is provided a reasonable amount of time not to exceed 45 days.  The administrator is responsible for determining which records of data will be accumulated in a student’s file.