Accident and Injury

In case of an emergency concerning the health of a student, the school nurse and/or school principal or designee shall be immediately notified.  The school nurse shall be primarily responsible for rendering medical assistance.  If the parent, guardian, or person designated on the student's emergency card cannot be timely reached, the school nurse or school principal or designee shall decide whether hospitalization or further treatment at a medical facility is necessary.

The school office will maintain a Family Emergency/Illness Card for each student.  The Family Emergency/Illness Card will be sent home in the first family envelope.  It should be printed neatly and returned to school within the first three days of school.  It is important for your child’s safety and comfort, as well as the effective operation of the office that emergency information needed to locate parents is available for each child and that this information is kept up-to-date by parents.

In the case of illness during school hours, the principal or designee may send a child home after a parent or guardian has been notified and transportation arrangements have been made.  Children are not permitted to call their parent/guardian or dismiss themselves.  A parent/guardian must pick up the child in the school office and sign him/her out.

Parents of children who have any type of physical disorder should contact the principal, school nurse, or teachers to make them aware of the problem.  All cases of head lice should be reported at once.