STUDENT MEDICATION

All medication, prescription or nonprescription, to be administered at school must be accompanied by a physician’s statement or prescription and parent authorization. All medication must be sent in the original container and is to be taken to the school office at the beginning of the school day. Also, no medication of any kind may be sent home with students. Parents are responsible for picking up medication. No medicine will be administered if these conditions are not met.

According to Indiana law #5111AC7-6-7: Sec. 7 Administration of medicine. Sec. 7 (a) The school shall have a written policy in place regarding the administration of medication that states the following:

1. No medication shall be administered without the written and dated consent of the parent.
2. Written consent is valid only for the period specified on the consent form, and in no case longer than the current school or program year.
3. A physician’s prescription, a copy of the original prescription, or the pharmacy label provided by the parent must be on file with the public agency.
4. Medication shall be maintained in a secure location.
5. Medication shall be administered in accordance with the physician’s prescription.
6. The parent may, upon request, obtain a copy of the written policy.
7. If the medication is to be terminated prior to the date on the prescription, the written and dated consent or withdrawal of consent of the parent is required.
8. The person authorized to administer medication is specified

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STUDENT ILLNESS/INJURY

If your child becomes ill or injured at school, we will make every effort to contact parents/guardians. Some more common health reasons that a child will be sent home are

• A temperature of 100 degrees or more.
• Vomiting or Diarrhea.
• Pinkeye.
• A rash that is blistery or oozing, especially in an area that is not covered by clothing.
• An injury that may require medical attention

Criteria for returning to school, but are not limited to, are:

• Fever free (less than 100 degrees) for 12 to 24 hours.
• No Vomiting or Diarrhea for 12 to 24 hours.
• After the child has been started on prescribed medication.
• A physician’s statement if your child has missed more than seven (7) days of school in one semester.

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HEAD LICE

Head lice can occur in any age group and can spread by close personal contact of sharing of items such as hats, jackets, combs, or pillows. Lice can be treated if proper anti-louse preparations and laundry methods are used.

1. 1. Children with head lice are to be picked up by a parent or
   adult delegated by a parent. Written and verbal instructions will be given to the parent at that time.
2. When the student returns to school, he/she needs to be
   checked through the nursing office with the parent. Students need to be free of lice and viable nits before being allowed back into the classroom
3. The school nurse will check the student weekly for 3 weeks.

STUDENT SCREENING

The Baugo Community Schools provides speech, language, and hearing services under the direction of a speech-language pathologist (SLP). The SLP directs speech, language, and/or hearing screenings, diagnostic testing, strategies, and conducts group or individual therapy classes.

In keeping with IC20-8.1-7-17, the SLP will provide annual hearing screenings to all students enrolled in kindergarten, first, fourth, seventh, and tenth grades and any student transferred into the district. If a student fails the initial hearing screening, a retest will be scheduled within approximately four weeks.

Screening tests of articulation and language development may also be given to students at any grade level when referred by a teacher or parent/guardian for a suspected area of concern.

Students will be taken from their regular classroom for the above-mentioned screenings. The parent or guardian of students who are discovered to have a hearing, speech and/or language deficiency will be notified in writing by the SLP.

No student shall be required to submit to a hearing, speech, or language screening if written objection by the parent or guardian is submitted to the proper school authorities and is on file in the school office.