Health Centre

The Health Centre is located on the first floor of the Elementary School building with easy access and transportation. It is attended by two full-time registered nurses.

Special Health Needs

If your child has any special health needs or problems this should be communicated to the school nurse. This information can be very important to a successful experience in school. Examples of such needs are as follows:

1. Bee Sting Allergy.
2. Allergy to another substance.
3. Difficulty with vision, hearing or speech.
4. Need for medication during the school day.
5. Need for special aids such as crutches, wheelchairs, etc.

Medication Administration at School

School regulations do not allow the nurse to dispense medicine, including over the counter medications, without a doctors written order. No medication shall be administered by school employees until a "Permission to Administer Medication to Students Form" has been completed and returned to the school nurse. A new form is required when, at any time during the year, changes in the dosage are made or a new/different medication is started. The form is available in the school Health Centre or can be downloaded below.

Administration of medications, especially short term, should be done at home whenever possible. However, if a student is required to take prescription or non-prescription medication during the school day, the following guidelines must be met:

• Any medication to be administered must be brought to school in a pharmacy-labeled container which includes the child's full name, name of drug and dosage, time and quantity to be given, and the physician's name. It is REQUIRED that parents deliver medication to the school nurse in person and that they personally inform the nurse regarding the administration of the medication in the school setting.
• Students may not transport medicines: for the health and safety of students, no student will be allowed to transport any medicine (prescription or non-prescription) to school or to return the medicine home. Parents or guardians must deliver the medicine to the school clinic or office. They must pick up any remaining medicine from the clinic or office. We will ensure the medicine is promptly locked in a secure location and is not left on a desk or counter. We will count and record the number of pills upon receipt. A daily record of all medication dispensed is kept in the Health Centre.
• All medicine must be picked up by a parent at the end of the school year. Medicine not picked up will be disposed of.

Communicable Disease

For the welfare of all, please do not send a child who is not feeling well to school. The control of contagious diseases depends on the cooperation of all families in the school. Please observe the following rules:

• Children should not be in school with a fever and should be kept home until 24 hours after it subsides.
• A child who has vomited during the night should be not be sent to school the next morning unless you are sure he or she is well.
• Signs of contagious disease such as pink eye, impetigo, etc.
• Strep throat: in cases of suspected or diagnosed strep throat, the child should be kept out of school until the diagnosis is made and/or treatment has been under way for at least 24 hours.
• Lice: until treated or nit free.
• Chicken pox: 7-10 days until all scab areas are dry.
• Any time your child show signs of illness that may be passed to other children.

Please report all communicable diseases to the school office. Communicable diseases include: chicken pox, pink eye, flu, impetigo, head lice, scabies, measles, mumps, whooping cough, ring worm, roseola, strep throat, German measles, mononucleosis, and scarlet. If your child is ill with a communicable disease, please notify the nurse immediately. We strongly urge you to make a morning inspection of your child before sending him or her to school.

Permanent Health Records

Records are kept at school for each student. This includes disease and immunization records, as well as a record of physical exams, screenings, allergies, accidents and any other health problems the school should be aware of in order that the student’s needs can be anticipated and cared for.

Off-Campus Health Service

If a student becomes ill in school he/she will be sent to the nurse who will then decide whether parents will be contacted. In the event of an extreme emergency a child will be taken to Vista Clinic. Every effort will be made to notify parents or their designated emergency contact person in this case. Please see the following rules:

• When a child displays a fever of 37.5℃/99.5oF the nurse will monitor him or her in the health centre.
• When the temperature exceeds 38.0℃/100.4oF we will request the parents to collect the child from school.
• If the temperature is above 38.5℃/101.3oF we request that the child is kept at home the following day, even if there is no longer a temperature, so as to ensure rest and recovery and to minimize risk of exposure to other students.
• If the child needs off-campus health service, the nurse will first contact parents or their designated emergency contact person to see which health-care provider you would like us to take your child to.
• If the parents, emergency contact person and doctor are unavailable, the local emergency hospital or 120 will be called.

Absence from School

The nurse receives health information about sick children who are absent from school each day. In the case of a child who is absent for over 2 days, the nurse will contact parents for further information.

Please feel free to call the school nurse should you have any questions about your children’s health condition.

Please see the following links for more information about the Health Centre and about general health information.

• Permission to administer medication to students form – download file (attached)
• Family first aid information – download (file attached)
• First Aid information – download (file attached)

School nurse
Contact number: 8771 7171 Extension 1010