Illness

Emergency contact information is requested at the beginning of each school year. Parents/guardians are responsible to keep emergency phone numbers updated throughout the school year.  No student will be released from school during school hours unless accompanied by a parent/guardian or designated adult.

Communicable Diseases
Children with suspected or confirmed communicable diseases, i.e. pink eye, measles, fever and cough, etc. should be kept home from school. If your child is absent due to a confirmed communicable disease, please notify the school office immediately so that other parents can be informed. We may require a doctor's note prior to allowing the child back into the classroom.
 
Medication
State Law forbids school personnel to administer any type of medication to students. When a child is on medication for a short term, immediately following an illness, the parent must determine if it is in the child’s and the school’s best interest to keep the student at home during the period of recuperation.
 
If medication is necessary to maintain the student in school, parents are asked to consult their physician in order to determine if the administration of the medication can be scheduled outside of school hours. If this is not possible, the ideal situation would be to have the parent or a responsible adult appointed by the parent, come to the school to administer the medication. In the event that this cannot be done, the parent MUST adhere to the following regulations:
                                   
1. A written order for administration of the medication must be obtained from the student’s licensed medical provider and include the following:
¨       Student’s name
¨       Date of birth
¨       Licensed medical provider and signature
¨       Licensed medical provider’s phone & emergency phone
¨       Name of medication, frequency and time of administration
¨       Date of prescription and date of order
¨       Discontinuation date
¨       Diagnosis requiring medication
 
2. All medication must be brought to school in the original packaging or an appropriately labeled container which includes the following:
¨       Student’s name
¨       Prescription number
¨       Medication name & dosage
¨       Administration routine and/or other directions
 
An Authorization Form, available in the office, must be submitted giving the school staff permission to dispense the medication. This request must include the above information. Medication must be delivered to the school office by a parent/guardian, not by a student. The medication is stored in a locked closet in the school office.
 
Reporting Child Abuse
By law, the State of Illinois requires school personnel to inform the Department of Children and Family Services of any allegation/suspicion of child abuse/neglect.