Health Services

........ from the Student Handbook

In the event that your child has a serious injury, persistent illness, or an elevation of temperature, the nurse, administrator or secretary will make contacts as indicated on your child’s emergency information form. Students are permitted to take prescription medication at school ONLY when it is deemed absolutely necessary and ONLY under the supervision of school nurse. STMS adheres to the medication policy set forth by the Board of Education. The policy requires that all medications (oral and topical) including “Over the Counter" nonprescription medications that are to be dispensed at school must be prescribed by a physician using a Medication Order Form. The medication is to be delivered to school by a parent in its original, properly labeled container. All medications shall be kept in the health room not carried by the student during the school day. There is an exception to carrying medicines for those students whose physician has directed on the Medication Order Form that they are to self-carry and administer their asthmatic rescue inhaler. Medication order forms must be renewed by a physician annually. Medications or other personal health equipment that are not picked up from the health room within five (5) days after being discontinued or before the end of the school year will be discarded.
In all cases when a student appears to be under the influence of a medication or drug that has not been administered by a school nurse or designee with prior arrangement, one attempt will be made to contact the parents via the telephone numbers listed on the student information form. If no immediate contact is established in this emergency, the police department and/or 911 will be called and asked for immediate emergency assistance.
Vision and Hearing Screening – At the middle school level these screenings are offered to new students to our system and to those students who have been identified as having a possible concern. The screening occurs during the fall of the year.
Parents who do NOT want their child to participate in these health screenings must notify the school principal and nurse in writing. Notification is expires at the end of the year and has to be renewed annually.