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ATTENTION PARENTS: Medication Pick-Up Reminder
📌 Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2026
⏰ Time: By 3:30 PM
📍 Location: School Health Clinic / Main Office
2026 Health Screening for K, 1st, 3rd, and 6th are scheduled for November 9th and 10th. If you do not your child screened please sign the opt out letter and return to school.
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- Click here for: Nutrition, and Physical Activity Information for Parents
🚨 Important Medication Rules 🚨
- Annual requirement: A new medical management plan is required each school year.
- Prescription rule: All prescription medications must have a label and be signed in by a parent or guardian.
- Allowed student carry items (requires physician authorization and a current medical plan):
- Inhalers
- EpiPen / Auvi-Q/ Neffy
- Pancreatic enzymes
- Diabetes supplies and Emergency Glucagon
- Consequence: Carrying unauthorized medication results in disciplinary action.
💊 Medications at School
- Please review Medication Policy for medications at school
- Prescription & Nurse-Administered OTC Drugs: Require a Medication Authorization Form signed by both a physician and parent. A parent must drop off the medication at the clinic Medication Authorization Form (For prescription medications and OTC medications for elementary students)
- Middle School OTC Self-Carry: Students may carry over-the-counter drugs if a parent and student sign the Self-Carry Form. It must stay in the original container. Give a copy to the nurse. Over the counter Self Carry Form for Middle School student only
Medical Management Plans for Students with
Health Conditions 2026-2027 School Year
- Allergy Medical Management Plan
- If food substitutions are needed for school breakfast/lunch please have a food allergy substitution form filled out by a physician and turned into the school: Food Allergy Substitutions Form and email the food service manager at VRA for any food restrictions at [email protected]
- Asthma Medical Management Plan
- Bleeding Disorders Medical Plan
- Cardiac Medical Management Plan
- Cystic Fibrosis Medical Management Plan
- Diabetes Plan-Contact Nemours for plan and fax to me at 904-547-4109
- Medical Procedure Form-needed for g-tube feedings, suctioning, or other complex procedures
- Seizure Medical Management Plan-or have Nemours fax the Nemours Seizure Plan to me at 904-547-4109
🤒 When to Keep Your Child Home
Keep your child home if:
- They are too tired or irritable to participate.
- They need more care than staff can safely provide.
- They are unvaccinated and there is an active outbreak.
- Their symptoms match the district exclusion list-see below:
| ILLNESS OR SYMPTOMS | EXCLUSION IS NECESSARY | |
| Chicken Pox | Yes – Until blisters have dried and crusted (usually 6 days). | |
Conjunctivitis (pink eye) (pink or red eyes with thick mucous or pus draining from the eye) | Yes – May return 24 hours after treatment begins. If your health provider decides not to treat your child, a note is needed. | |
Coughing (severe, uncontrolled coughing or wheezing, rapid or difficulty in breathing) | Yes – Medical attention may be necessary. NOTE: Children with asthma may be cared for in school with a written health care plan and authorization for medication/treatment. | |
Coxsackie Virus (Hand, foot and mouth disease) | No – May attend if able to participate in school activities, unless the child has mouth sores and is drooling. | |
Diarrhea (frequent, loose or watery stools not caused by diet or medication) | Yes – if child looks or acts ill; diarrhea with vomiting; diarrhea that is not contained in the toilet. | |
Fever with behavior changes or illness Fever is an elevation of body temperature above normal. | Yes – when fever is elevated above 100.4° and is accompanied by behavior changes or other symptoms of illness, such as fatigue, rash, sore throat, upper respiratory symptoms, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. Must remain at home for at least 24 hours or until all symptoms subside medication free. | |
| Fifth’s Disease | No – child is no longer contagious once rash illness appears. | |
| Head Lice | Yes – Please notify the school if absent due to head lice. May return after treatment and removal of all live lice and nits from hair. After lice treatment, the student must report to the health room with parent/guardian to be examined for lice/nits before they can return to class. | |
| Hepatitis A | Yes – Until 1 week after onset of illness or jaundice and when able to participate in school activities. | |
| Herpes | Yes – if area is oozing and cannot be covered, e.g., mouth sores. Otherwise, may return to school. | |
| Impetigo/Staph/MRSA | Yes – May return 24 hours after treatment starts. Wound must be covered with dressing taped on all 4 sides. | |
| Body Rash with fever | Yes – Seek medical advice. Any rash that spreads quickly, has open, weeping wounds and/or is not healing should be evaluated. May return to school when medical provider determines that illness is not communicable. | |
Mild Cold Symptoms (stuffy nose with clear drainage, sneezing, mild cough) | No – May attend if well enough to participate in school activities. | |
Upper Respiratory Complications – large amount of thick nasal discharge – extreme sleepiness – ear pain – fever (above 100.4° orally) | Yes – Seek medical advice. May return when symptoms are improved. | |
| Ringworm | Yes – May return after treatment begins. Area should be covered while in school for the first 48 hours of treatment. | |
| Roseola | No – Unless child cannot participate in usual activities and has fever. | |
| Scabies | Yes – May return after treatment is started with note from medical provider. | |
| Strep Throat | Yes – May return after 24 hours of antibiotic treatment and no fever for 24 hours. | |
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (mumps, measles, whooping cough) | Yes – Until judged not infectious by a medical provider. Report all cases to Health Services Coordinator. | |
Vomiting (2 or more episodes in the past 24 hrs) | Yes – until vomiting resolves or health care provider determines that cause is not communicable. Note: Observe for other signs of illness and for dehydration. | |