ENTRANCE
REQUIREMENTS/IMMUNIZATIONS/MEDICATION FORMS
Every
child entering kindergarten should have a physical and dental exam.
In addition, Delphos City Schools has the following immunization policies
in place.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Policy, no pupil, at the time of initial entry or
at the beginning of each school year, to an elementary or high school shall be
permitted to remain in school for more than fourteen (14) days unless the pupil
presents written evidence satisfactory to the person in charge of admission,
that the pupil has been immunized, or is in the process of being immunized, by a
method of immunization approved by the Department of Health pursuant to O.R.C.
§3701.13.
Therefore,
any child initially entering school:
1.
Must present a birth certificate or comparable certificate; and
2.
Be immunized against or be in the process of being so immunized for the
following:
Diphtheria,
Tetanus, Pertussis
5 doses (only 4 necessary if 4th given
(DTaP/DTP/DT)
after 4th birthday)
Polio
4 doses (only 3 necessary if 3rd given
after
4th birthday)
(Usually combined as MMR)
Hepatitis
B (requirement for kindergarten
3 doses given over 6 month period
entry beginning 1999-2000 school year)
Varicella (chickenpox -
new requirement 1 dose given after
first birthday
for kindergarten entry beginning
(if had disease, must present
2006-2007
school year
documentation)
Parents
should be advised that failure to complete the required immunization in a timely
manner is basis for excluding pupils from school; parents should be further
advised that re-admittance will not take place until proof of additional
immunization is submitted.
“In
the process of being so immunized” means if the pupil has not been immunized
against measles, mumps, rubella, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
and hepatitis B, the pupil received at least the first dose of the immunization
sequence, and presents written evidence to the pupil’s building principal of
each subsequent dose required to obtain immunization at the intervals prescribed
by the Director of Health. Any
student previously admitted under the “in process of being so immunized”
provision and who has not complied with the immunization intervals prescribed by
the Director of Health shall be excluded from school on the fifteenth (15th) day
of the following school year. Any
student so excluded shall be readmitted upon showing evidence of the student’s
building principal of progress on the Director of Health’s interval schedule.
The
required immunizations can be waived if a medical contraindication exists; a
physician's written statement is required. Objection
on religious or philosophical grounds is a valid exemption only when a written
statement to this effect is signed by a parent or guardian; these parents should
be advised that their children are subject to exclusion from school in the event
of a school-based outbreak of any of the aforementioned diseases.
Waivers must be updated yearly with a new written statement.
The
school shall encourage parents and physicians to adjust medication schedules to
avoid administration of prescribed medicines during school hours; however, when
it is necessary for school personnel to administer prescribed medication, the
following guidelines are to be followed:
A.
GENERAL MEDICATIONS (not including asthma inhalers)
1.
All school personnel shall be informed that the administration of any
drug (prescription or over-the-counter) without the order of the physician and
the permission of the parent/guardian could be interpreted as practicing
medicine and is prohibited by law.
2.
The principal in each building shall appoint a responsible person or
persons to supervise the storing and administering of the medication in the
absence of the school nurse. All
drugs shall be locked in a designated place except that certain drugs requiring
refrigeration may be kept in a refrigerator in a place not commonly used by
students.
3.
Written request must be obtained from the physician and the
parent/guardian or other person having care or charge of the student before
any medication may be administered by school personnel.
The request must include all of the following information:
a.
The name and address of the student;
b.
The school and the class in which the student is enrolled;
c.
The name of the drug and the dosage to be administered;
d.
The times or intervals at which each dosage of the drug is to be
administered;
e.
The date the administration of the drug is to begin;
f.
The date the administration of the drug is to cease;
g.
Any severe adverse reactions that should be reported to the physician and
one or more phone numbers at which the physician can be reached in an emergency;
and
h.
Special instructions for administration of the drug, including sterile
conditions and storage.
4.
The parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of the
student must agree to submit a revised statement signed by the physician who
prescribed the drug to the Board or the persons designated by the Board if any
of the information provided by the physician changes.
5.
The person authorized by the Board must receive a copy of all statements
and revisions of the statements.
6.
The drug is to be received by the person authorized to administer the
drug to the student for whom the drug is prescribed in the container in which it
was dispensed by the prescribing physician or a licensed pharmacist.
7.
New request forms must be submitted each school year and as necessary for
changes in medication order.
8.
It is advised that the medication and the signed permission forms be
brought to the school by the parent/guardian.
9.
The school nurse is responsible for the monitoring of medications
administered by school personnel.
10.
Accurate records of the medication given must be kept in the student's
record.
11.
In case of self-administered medication, all procedures in this policy
shall be followed. In addition, the
student will be required to self-administer the prescribed medication in full
view of the responsible school person.
12.
No authorized employee who administers a prescribed drug under the
conditions of this policy will be liable in civil damages unless he/she acts in
a manner that would constitute "gross negligence or wanton or reckless
misconduct".
13.
No employee shall be required to administer a prescribed drug to a
student, if that employee objects, in writing, to administering said drug on the
basis of religious conviction.
14.
All dental disease prevention programs, sponsored by the Ohio Department
of Health and administered by school employees, parents, volunteers, employees
of the local health district, and/or employees of the Ohio Department of Health,
which utilize prescription drugs for the prevention of dental disease and which
are conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Ohio
Department of Health are exempt from all requirements of this policy.
15.
Nothing in this policy affects the application of ORC §§2305.23,
2305.231, or 3313.712 to the administration of emergency care or treatment to a
student.
16.
The Board is required to retain copies of the written requests and the
statements and shall ensure that by the next school day following receipt of any
such statement a copy is given to the person authorized to administer drugs to
the student for whom the statement has been received.
B.
ASTHMA INHALERS
A
student may possess and use a metered dose inhaler or a dry powder inhaler to
alleviate asthmatic symptoms, or before exercise to prevent the onset of
asthmatic symptoms, if both of the following conditions are satisfied.
1.
The student has the written approval of the student’s physician and, if
the student is a minor, the written approval of the parent, guardian, or other
person having care or charge of the student.
The physician’s written approval shall include at least all of the
following information:
a.
The student’s name and address;
b.
The names and dose of the medication contained in the inhaler;
c.
The date the administration of the medication is to begin;
d.
The date, if known, that the administration of the medication is to
cease;
e.
Written instructions that outline procedures school personnel should
follow in the event that the asthma medication does not produce the expected
relief from the student’s asthma attack.
f.
Any severe adverse reactions that may occur to the child using the
inhaler and that should be reported to the physician;
g.
Any severe adverse reactions that may occur to another child, for whom
the inhalers is not prescribed, should such a child receive a dose of the
medication;
h.
At least one emergency telephone number for contacting the parent,
guardian, or other persons having care or charge of the student in an emergency;
i.
Any other special instructions from the physician.
2.
The school principal and if a school nurse is assigned to the student’s
building, the school nurse has received copies of the written approvals required
by this policy.
Click the Links Below to get the printable Versions of Medical Forms
The Administration & Self-Possession of Asthma Inhalers
The Administration & Self-Possession of Epinephrine Auto injectors
