CLINIC INFORMATION

A school clinic is a service provided for our children. The clinic worker may not be a registered nurse nor is she required to be. The school clinic worker provides first aid to children who suffer injuries or become ill at school. Parents will be called and students sent home if they are too sick to remain at school.

A child having a temperature of 100.4 degrees or more will need to be picked up from school. Children with lice must be picked up and may not return to school until proof of treatment is brought in. Should your child need to take medication during the school day, a note from home to the classroom teacher is a MUST so that your child will be permitted to go to the clinic to take his/her medication. The staff at Puckett's Mill  Elementary does not have the training needed to prescribe medication. Therefore, due to the risk of possible side effects, NO medication of any type (including over-the-counter medications such as aspirin or Pepto Bismol, etc.) will be given unless the following conditions are met:

1. Medication needed for a short period of time (less than 2 weeks): Parents should check with their physician regarding the real need for any medication to be taken during school hours. If the doctor recommends such administration, a note from the parent should be sent along with the medicine, giving the name of the medication, the reason needed, and instructions including dosage and time. The note, along with the medication will be kept in the clinic. The medication must be in its original, labeled container. No loose pills in baggies will be accepted.

2. Medication needed over a long period of time (more than 2 weeks): Administration of medication over a long period of time requires the completion of a form by the parent and the physician. This form is available upon request from the office. Prescription drugs must be brought to school in their original container.

3. Injections needed for bee stings or similar allergies: These are considered serious and a formal document, “Hypodermic Injection Permit,” must be completed and on file in order for the school to accept the medication. This form is available upon request from the office.

4. Children may not carry medication home on the bus, except inhalers.

The clinic keeps no medication, including aspirin, on hand to give to students. We will clean cuts and scrapes and apply bandages as needed. Anything requiring further care will be referred to the parent.

Each child will be given a Clinic Information Card to be completed by the parent and/or guardian and then returned to the school. This will be kept on file in the clinic. It is very important that you return this card as soon as possible with at least one name and number of someone who can be contacted in case of any emergency. It is the parent’s responsibility to notify the clinic if any of the telephone numbers change during the course of the school year. The school will not be responsible in cases where a parent cannot be reached because of incorrect or invalid telephone numbers provided by parents.

Should an emergency situation arise in which your child needs immediate medical attention, and we are unable to contact anyone, we will call “911” and your child will be taken to the emergency room.