8/13/2019 Part - General Health and Medical Information
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GENERAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL INFORMATION
Good health is vitally important for satisfactory progress in
school. Manulele Elementary
believes that a healthy and well-groomed child is vitally
important to academic success.
The following are Manulele Elementary Schools policies
concerning the child health
within the school.
Emergency Cards:
When children first enter school, parents are asked to complete
Emergency Care Cards,which give information about how to contact a
parent in case of an emergency, as well as
designated people who can be called in the event that parents
cannot be reached. Parents
should be sure that the designated people are willing to pick up
the child at school if it is
necessary. Parents are also responsible for updating information
on the Emergency Cardyearly as the school year begins. Only those
individuals listed on the Emergency Card as
authorized may pick up a child from the school. The appropriate
legal documentation
regarding people prohibited from having contact with a child
must be kept on file in theoffice. There can be no exceptions to
this policy.
Illness/Injury at School:
If a child becomes ill or injured while attending school, the
teacher/administrators havethe prime responsibility of
administering first aid, evaluating the illness or injuries,
and
approving and dispensing properly contained and prescribed
medication. However, all
school personnel will remain alert to assure that appropriate
action is taken to maintain
the students well being. Children will be sent home from school
if there is: a fever; signsof a contagious disease (e.g. rashes
and/or other skin eruptions); vomiting or diarrhea; or
injuries requiring further attention. Parents should follow this
policy and not refuse to
pick up their child. Parents or their designee should also pick
up their child within areasonable time frame. Any injury that
cannot be reasonably handled through the
administration of simple first aid shall be immediately referred
to the parent. Procedures
to contact the physician or emergency medical personnel are in
place if needed.
Medication Policy:
Medication is not allowed in school without prior approval.
There are times when
medications are necessary to assure a students attendance at
school. All medications,both prescription and over-the counter, are
to be brought in the original container that is
properly labeled with the name of the student, the name and
dosage of the medication,
instructions for administration, and physicians name. The
medication is to be brought tothe administration at the beginning
of the school day with the current parent/physicianauthorization
form. After this is done, the administration will then inform the
teachers of
the medication use. All medications will be kept in a locked
cabinet and will be
dispensed only by the teacher, parents, or parent designee.
Exceptions are made for those
students who, withphysiciansorders, require the use of an
Epi-Pen, Epi-Pen Jr., asthmainhalation device or other emergency
medication. The teacher shall develop an
individualized plan for self-administration of such medication.
No medication will be
