Nurse

When your child is sick, please keep him/her home.

Keeping sick students at home means that they keep their illnesses to themselves rather than sharing them with others. If you aren’t sure if your child should stay home or attend school, you can refer to the information provided by MDHHS, the Lenawee County Health Department, the school handbook, your student’s primary care physician, or reach out to the school nurse for further clarification.

A student with a fever greater or equal to 100.4 degrees F., or a child with new onset vomiting or diarrhea will be sent home. Students with such symptoms shall remain home for at least 24 hours of fever breaking without the use of fever reducing medication, and at least 24 hours from the last episode of vomiting or diarrhea. Exception – a healthcare provider has determined the cause to not be infectious and such documentation is provided to school personnel.

If you aren’t sure if your child should stay home or attend school, you can refer to this chart provided by the Lenawee County Health Department:  

Keeping your child in for recess:

In order for a student to stay indoors for recess or be excluded from gym class, they must have a doctor’s note that states that the student cannot participate in outdoor recess or gym class. If a student has a chronic medical condition that limits participation in these activities, please contact the school nurse.

Medication Policy:

If your student needs to receive medication during the school day, a Medication Authorization Form must be on file for your student. This is not the same as the emergency contact sheet or health information form.

School personnel, including the school nurse, can only dispense medication to students who have a completed Medication Authorization form on file.

This is required for ALL prescription and over-the-counter medications such as Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, Tums, cough drops, etc.

This form must be returned to the school nurse prior to any medication being administered at school.

Forms are available in each of the offices or can be downloaded below.

Chronic Medical Conditions:

Any student with chronic medical conditions requiring emergency medication such as asthma, seizure disorders, severe allergies etc. MUST have a physician directed and individualized action plan on file. Templates for these action plans can be downloaded below. If these templates do not meet your students specific needs, please reach out to the school nurse for further guidance.

Important Health Information