Health Office

These policies are for the protection of all children.

An LVN and/or a Health Assistant are in the health office every day from 8:25 a.m. until 3:25 p.m. They are trained in first aid and CPR. Each quadrant of our district has a registered nurse on call if necessary. Please do not send your child to school if they are sick or have a fever. Students must be fever free for 24 hours without medication.

In order to protect the health of all students and staff at school and prevent the spread of illness, the Chart (on the following page) from the TUSD Health Services department is provided to help parents determine when to keep a student with symptoms home from school. If your student has symptoms at school, school personnel will evaluate the student to determine if he/she should remain in school. (California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Public Health 2526).

Please be certain that your child’s Online “Emergency” Card lists at least one adult living in the area who would be willing to assume responsibility for your sick or injured child during school hours. Also, we recommend that you check with local hospitals regarding pre-arranged programs at their locations to care for ill children.

SYMPTOM	KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME IF:	MAY RETURN TO SCHOOL WHEN:
Fever	Student currently has a fever (temperature > 10 degrees F) or has had a fever in the last 24 hours	He/she has been fever-free for 24 hours without taking fever reducing medication like Tylenol or Advil
Runny Nose	Excessive drainage or thick, dark mucous	Symptoms resolved or released by physician
Cough	Persistent cough, coughing up phlegm, cough sounds like a bark or is accompanied by a sore throat or wheezing	Symptoms resolved or released by physician (unless associated with a known health condition, i.e. asthma)
Sore Throat	Sore throat with tender swollen glands or fever	Symptoms resolved or released by physician. If strep throat, 24 hours after antibiotic has been started
Nausea, Vomiting, or Diarrhea	Two or more episodes of vomiting or diarrhea, or has had one in the past 24 hours and feels tired or ill	Symptom free for 24 hours
Rash	If the rash blisters, develops pus or is uncomfortable, accompanied by fever, behavioral change, or suspicious for communicable disease (i.e. chicken pox, measles)	When released by physician
Eyes with Redness, Itching, Pain, Swelling, or Discharge	Pink or red conjunctiva (whites of the eyes) with white or yellow eye mucous drainage (LAUSD)	Symptoms resolved or released by physician. After treatment has begun if diagnosis is bacterial conjunctivitis

Accidents

We take great care to see that Yukon School is a safe place for students and staff. When accidents occur, they must be reported immediately to the adult in charge. It is important that parents complete the emergency information on Power School and keep all emergency contacts up to date.

Children wearing casts, braces, and/or splints may only be re-admitted to school with the three following clearances:

Notes from family physician indicating extent of injury and restrictions of physical activities.
Written release by parent.
Approval of the principal.

* Students wearing casts or braces must remain at the lunch benches or school office during recess and lunches.

Medication at School

According to the California State Education Code, definite procedures must be followed with regard to taking medication, including over-the-counter medicines such as aspirin, at school.

Policy Statement

The purpose of allowing medication to be taken by pupils at school is to help provide for their general welfare by following the instructions of their physicians. It shall be the school’s responsibility to provide reasonable and prudent supervision while the pupil takes the medication. It shall be the pupil’s (parent’s) responsibility to take the prescribed medication in accordance with their physician’s instructions.

Any pupil who is required to take medication during the school day must present:

A written statement from the physician stating the time, amount and method by which medication is to be taken. If the medicine is in a prescription bottle with all the above information and instructions, a physician’s note is not necessary.
A written statement from the parent or guardian of the pupil granting that the physician’s orders be carried out.

This policy applies to all medicine, including cough drops and aspirin. Any medication that is brought to school must be properly labeled and accompanied by the required form.

All medication must be brought to the office. No medication is to be kept in the classroom, lunch box, or backpack. It is the student’s responsibility to come to the office to take the medication at the designated times. A parent or guardian may come to the school and give it to the child directly under the supervision of the health office.

The Health Office is open daily and the Health Clerk is Elaine ? (x-?)

If your child needs medicine at school, please bring the medication to the health office and complete the following form(s):

Authorization for Medicine at School

Epi-pens

Physician's Authorization for Management of Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto-injector Administration at School

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