Your student’s health is important at Kelly Mill Elementary School!

Students are able to access the clinic during their school day by requesting a clinic form from their teacher if they are ill or injured. If your child was seen during their school day, a copy of the clinic referral slip will be in their bookbag giving details of their visit.

STUDENTS WILL BE SENT HOME:

• If their temperature is 100.4 or higher
• If they are actively vomiting
• If they have diarrhea
• If they need to be seen by a physician
• If the school nurse feels it is in their best interest

• Epi-pens, Albuterol, Benedryl, Tylenol, or Cough Drops cannot be supplied by the school. Medications of any type, even over-the-counter medications, should never be delivered by the child. We ask the parent to please bring medications to the clinic and fill out a Medication Administration form prior to the nurse administering it.

• A Request for Administration of Medication Form must be completed by the parent/guardian for each medication.

• A doctor's signature on all Care Plans and medication forms for prescription medications that will be given for longer than a two-week period is required.

• Food allergies of any kind are not recognized by our cafeteria staff unless we have a Food Allergy Action Plan signed by a doctor. These forms may be found on the Forsyth County Schools website or you may pick up forms from the nurse.

• Please keep our staff and the school nurse informed of any health conditions that could affect your child while at school.

• Children do have accidents at school: please be sure to send a change of clothing in their backpack to keep at school. This is for every grade, even older students have accidents/spills.

• Children may not return to school until a fever of 100.4 degrees or greater, diarrhea, and/or vomiting has stopped for a full 24 hours without the aid of medication.

• If your child has seen a physician and has ordered antibiotics, please keep your child home for 24 hours after the antibiotics have been started.

HEARING/VISION/DENTAL SCREENING IS DONE YEARLY FOR 2nd and 5th GRADE STUDENTS:

• Please make sure if your child wears glasses or contacts that they bring them to school for screenings.
• If your student did not pass the first screening, a second screening will be done by a nurse and you will be notified if the results require a referral for further care.