Our School Nurse
Grecia.Wilson@warren.kyschools.us
At Alvaton Elementary, we have a school nurse that services our students on Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons. Office personnel assist during school hours when the school nurse is unavailable.
In order to provide a healthy environment that is free of sickness, Alvaton established the following guidelines. These are for your child’s protection, as well as other children in the classroom. If your child exhibits any symptoms from the following contagious conditions, please keep him/her at home. If a child is brought to school and begins to show signs of any of these contagious conditions, a parent or guardian will be called and asked to come pick up the child.
Contagious Conditions
Bleeding
Chicken Pox
Diarrhea
Lice
Fever
Pink Eye
Vomiting
When should I not send my child to school?
When your child has a contagious condition. This includes a fever of 100 degrees or more, vomiting, diarrhea, Chicken Pox, lice, and Pink Eye.
What do I need to do to send medication to the school for my child?
All students need to have a school medication form complete with a parent/guardian signature. All medication must be in the original container. These forms can be obtained from the school office. No medication will be allowed to be administered to a student without this signed form accompanying medicine in the original container.
How do I send medicine to school?
All medication, including both nonprescription and prescription drugs, should be sent to the office by the parent/guardian in the original container with specific instructions for the student listed on the school medication form. Students are NOT allowed to carry medication on the bus nor can they bring it to school without being accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please note that no medicine will be administered to a student without a medical form signed by the parent/guardian nor will medicine be administered that is not brought to the school in the original container.
What if my child has been vomiting or has diarrhea?
A child may return to school after symptoms no longer exists and as long as no fever lingers.
What if my child has pink eye?
If a child has a discharge from their eye(s)that is red or yellow, the child should not come to school. A child may return to school with an absence of redness in the eye and no signs of drainage.
What if my child has fever?
If your child’s temperature is 100 degrees or above, the child should not come to school. A child must be free of fever for 24 hours before returning to school.
What if my child has Chicken Pox?
The symptoms of Chicken Pox are reddish blisters that appear as sores and are sometimes itchy. A child may return to school in 5-7 days with no new blisters and if all the existing blisters are dried.
What if my child has lice?
A child may return to school after proper treatment has been administered (hair, clothing, etc.). If lice continues to be a problem, a doctor’s note, indicating that the child is nit and lice free, will be required in order for the child to return to school.
What if my child gets blood on their clothes?
If a child’s clothes are stained with blood during the course of the day, they will need to have a new change of clothes brought to the school. The parent/guardian is responsible for taking the soiled clothes home.
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