Please make sure your are doing the Daily Health Assessment each morning with your family.
Please review the updated isolation and exposure guidance for the school setting.
Is it a Cold or is it the FLU?...or allergies...or Covid???
Check the chart and link below for a helpful guide to common symptoms
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/covid-19-cold-flu-and-allergies-differences/art-20503981.
If your child needs medication during the school day, please review the medication policy at the bottom of this website, and the student handbook under- Health services and regulations.
Ana Wennberg BSN, RN
(302) 656-2745 ext. 128
schoolnurse@smmschoolde.com
The State of Delaware Medication Regulation
3.0 Medications
3.2.1 Prescription medications shall be provided to the School in the original container and properly labeled with the student's name; the prescribing licensed health care provider's name; the name of the medication; the dosage; how and when it is to be administered; the name and phone number of the pharmacy and the current date of the prescription. The medication shall be in a container which meets United States Pharmacopoeia National Formulary standards.
3.2.4 All medications classified as controlled substances shall be counted and reconciled each month by the School Nurse and kept under double lock. Such medications should be transported to and from School by an adult.
3.3 Non-prescription Medication must be in an original container with full label and may be given by the School Nurse after the School Nurse assesses the complaint and the symptoms to determine if other interventions can be used before medication is administered.
http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title14/800/817.shtml#TopOfPage