If your child must take medication during school hours, this can be arranged with the school nurse. There are certain things you must do to facilitate such a request.

The parent needs to fill out a form requesting the nurse to administer the medication. (form available from nurse’s office)

The doctor must write an order to the school nurse giving permission to administer the drug. School nurses come under the rules of the New Jersey Nurse Practice Act that forbids dispensing medication without a physician’s order. This includes prescription and non-prescription drugs.

The medication must be in its pharmacy labeled container with the student’s name on it. (Ask your pharmacy to label 2 containers – one for home and one for school.) Non-prescription drugs must be in the original labeled container.

Medications must be brought to school by a parent or other adult, as students are not allowed to carry medications at school, or to and from school. (The only exceptions to this rule are for inhalers and Epi-Pens, if authorized by the student’s doctor and parents.)

If the medication is to be given three times a day, it generally does not have to be administered during school hours, unless the doctor has specifically ordered it to be given at certain hours.

Thank you for your cooperation with the above policy and please call Mrs. Leonberg with questions about the above.