Kathy Leible, RN
(636) 519-9099 x119

NURSE’S OFFICE
The nurse’s office is located adjacent to the Lower School office. The school nurse is available during school hours. An emergency form must be filled out for each student each year by the parent or guardian, and turned in to the nurse or main office prior to the first day of school. This policy ensures that the student receives prompt medical attention, should the need arise. Any student who has not turned in an emergency form prior to the first day of school may be asked to stay home until the form has been received.

Only the school nurse or other school administration will notify parents to pick up their children due to illness.

IMMUNIZATIONS
Each student at the school must comply with State law requirements for immunization. Any student with a delinquent record will be notified. Any student who fails to comply with state requirements after notification will not be allowed to remain in school or begin a new school year. All health records are kept in the Nurse’s office. Please refer all questions to the school nurse.

MEDICAL EXAMS AND HEALTH SCREENINGS
Physical examinations by a doctor are recommended for a new entrant to the school. Any student in high school who participates in organized sports is required to have physical exams as directed by the school’s athletic department. Contact the Athletic Principal, Mr. Jim Schmidt, for further details.

INJURY OR ILLNESS
Any student who becomes injured or ill during the school day should report to the nurse’s office. After proper assessment and treatment by the nurse, parents will be notified of an injury or illness that requires further medical attention. Students . Unless the injury or illness occurs during school hours, the nurse may not excuse a student from his physical education class.  No student may go to the nurse without a pass from his teacher.

MEDICATION
Only medication that is necessary for a child to remain in school will be administered during school hours. Only medication prescribed by a licensed physician or dentist and dispensed by a registered pharmacist will be administered during school hours by the school nurse or, occasionally, by a designated person filling in for the nurse. The student’s parent must give the first dose of any prescribed medication. Only properly labeled medication with a signed permission form from the parent or legal guardian will be administered. The Nurse’s Office must be provided with an individual container of prescribed medication. If medication is needed both at home and at school, please request the pharmacist to divide a prescribed amount into two bottles or vials.

Over-the-counter (OTC) medications (tylenol, aspirin, acetaminophen, cough and cold syrups, eye drops, etc.) are only administered with written parental permission (OTC medication form) as indicated on the OTC medication log on file in the nurse’s office.  This applies to students of both sexes in all grade levels. Each medication given will be recorded on a medication log which includes date, dosage, time and the signature of the person giving the medication. No student may have any medication in his possession during school hours. All medication is kept in a locked cabinet in the clinic, and will be dispensed by the nurse or a nurse’s assistant. Each student is responsible for coming to the Nurse’s Office to ask for his medication. At the end of the school year, all medications that are not collected by the parent or legal guardian will be destroyed.

CONTAGIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS
Parents are to report communicable diseases or health problems their child has contacted to the school nurse. Readmission policies differ according to certain illnesses. For example, a student with a disease such as rubella (measles) or chicken pox will have different criteria for readmission to school than one recovering from conditions such as pinworms or pediculosis (lice). A student with lice must be “nit” free in order to attend school. Any student, who has gone home with a temperature greater than 100 and/or has been prescribed antibiotics, must be without fever and has been on antibiotics for 24 hours before returning to school.

GUIDELINES FOR STUDENT ILLNESS RECOVERY OFF CAMPUS
Indicators used to assist the school in determining when a student needs to recover from health problems off campus are listed below and are for his own benefit, and that of his classmates.
Oral temperature of 100 degrees or above
Vomiting, nausea, or severe abdominal pain
Marked drowsiness or malaise
Sore throat, acute cold or persistent cough
Red, inflamed, or discharging eyes
Acute skin rash or eruptions
Swollen glands around jaws, ears, and neck
Suspected scabies or impetigo
Any skin lesion in the weeping stage unless protected and diagnosed as non-infectious
Ear ache
Pediculosis (head lice)
Other symptoms which are suggestive of acute illness