We are seeing an uptick on students bringing their own medications to school from home. This goes against our district’s policy.
If your child needs to take medication at school, please have only an ADULT bring those medications to the nurse’s office before the nurse may administer.
The following is taken from the SPS Student Handbook 2022-2023 (Page 32)
Early Childhood, Elementary and Middle School Prescription Medication Guidelines
The student’s authorized prescriber shall provide a written request that the student be given medication during school hours. The
request shall state the name of the student, name of the medication, date prescribed, diagnosis, dosage, frequency of administration,
route of administration, termination date for administering the medication and the authorized prescriber’s name. When possible, the
authorized prescriber should state any adverse effects and any applicable emergency instructions.
In lieu of the authorized prescriber’s written request, the district may accept a prescription label properly affixed to the medication
in question. The label must contain the name of the student, name of the medication, date, dosage, frequency of administration,
route of administration and authorized prescriber’s name.
Unless otherwise authorized in this policy, the parent/guardian will provide a written request that the district comply with the
authorized prescriber’s request to give medication.
The medication must be in the original container and be a current prescription with a proper label. A parent/guardian or responsible
adult shall deliver the medication to the school in the current prescription bottle or original container.
Early Childhood, Elementary and Middle School Over-the-Counter Medication Guidelines
Students are not to bring any over-the-counter medication to school. Over-the-counter medications must be delivered by a
parent/guardian or responsible adult in the original container and will be administered according to the affixed instructions on the
label unless an authorized prescriber requests in writing that the medication be administered differently.
Three doses of over-the-counter medications may be given at school with written permission obtained from the parent/guardian.
Administration of over-the-counter medications beyond three doses shall require a written order from the student’s authorized
prescriber. Administration of over-the-counter medications may be delegated to a qualified person following the nurse’s assessment
that the medication is appropriate and indicated in each instance.
The written order for medication must include the name of the medication, time interval, dosage, route of administration, specific
indications for administration of the medication and any contraindication for giving the medication.
Unless otherwise authorized in this policy, written permission must be obtained from a parent/guardian to administer medications
that have been ordered by the authorized prescriber. This permission must be renewed at least annually.
The parent/guardian will be notified, in advance when possible, when over-the-counter medications are administered.
District personnel do not provide any personal medications to students at any time.
Thank you for your cooperation in making Watkins a safe place to learn and grow.
Nurse Patti
